as in secondary
taken or created from something original or basic
a derivative style taken from earlier painters
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as in derivation
something that naturally develops or is developed from something else
the whole field of industrial robots is a derivative of technology developed for the space program
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Recent Examples of derivative
Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
The waterproof formulation is designed to stay in place for up to eight hours, and it’s made with red-grape derivative vitas vita, which can boost collagen production.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2024
Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
The business also includes weather derivatives and modeling, which can be crucial tools for natural gas trading.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
But the music of Moana 2 is the biggest mark against it with derivative melodies and clunky lyrics that screech the action to a halt.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
The waterproof formulation is designed to stay in place for up to eight hours, and it’s made with red-grape derivative vitas vita, which can boost collagen production.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2024
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It's also infused with sodium hyaluronate, a hydrating hyaluronic-acid derivative.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
The business also includes weather derivatives and modeling, which can be crucial tools for natural gas trading.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
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The Giants’ secondary has no chance in this matchup with four starters — Nubin, Deonte Banks, Cor’Dale Flott and Dru Phillips — sidelined by injuries.Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Eric Gordon was also supposed to provide some secondary ball-handling off the bench in theory, but the soon-to-be 36-year-old is off to a horrific start this season.Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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But just keep in mind that is the derivation of the three-point shot.Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024
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One focus of the program will be on work related to organic matter in the early stages of consideration as alternatives for design and manufacturing—things like algae, mycelium, and derivations of living organisms like insects—as structure for bioplastics, textiles, and pigment.Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2024
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This, combined with new and streamlined venues for retail investors to participate in the growing demand for a variety of spot, derivate, and synthetic funds and indices is set to continue push crypto ETF access to new heights.Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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This difference in how derivate suit settlements can be treated could reduce the need for Nevada corporations to purchase Side A D&O insurance compared to Delaware corporations.Priya Cherian Huskins, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Derivative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derivative. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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