as in derivative
something that naturally develops or is developed from something else
the noun is a derivation of a much earlier verb
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Recent Examples of derivation
Prior advancements all came with some sort of asterisk, though; for example, the derivations involved only worked on short timescales, in a vacuum or under other simplifying conditions.
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Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 14 Apr. 2025
A lot of his derivations in Principia were purely geometrical.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2025
Look for people dressed as Jab Jab, the Grenadian devil-like figure (its name is a derivation of diable or devil in French).
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 26 May 2025
The new proof broadly consists of three steps: derive the macroscopic theory from the mesoscopic one; derive the mesoscopic theory from the microscopic one; and then stitch them together in a single derivation of the macroscopic laws all the way from the microscopic ones.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 14 Apr. 2025
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Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 14 Apr. 2025
A lot of his derivations in Principia were purely geometrical.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2025
Look for people dressed as Jab Jab, the Grenadian devil-like figure (its name is a derivation of diable or devil in French).
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 26 May 2025
The new proof broadly consists of three steps: derive the macroscopic theory from the mesoscopic one; derive the mesoscopic theory from the microscopic one; and then stitch them together in a single derivation of the macroscopic laws all the way from the microscopic ones.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for derivation
Noun
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Some evidence has seemed to point to the potato being a tomato derivative: Large stretches of their genomes resemble each other, and the two crops are similar enough that they can be grafted together into a plant that produces both foods.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
31 July 2025
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Bearish sentiment was also evident in the derivatives market where an unidentified speculator paid about $5 million in premium on the Deribit exchange to buy Bitcoin put options expiring on Aug. 8 at the strike price of $110,000, according to prime broker FalconX, which facilitated the trade.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Deutsche Börse, which runs the Frankfurt Stock Exchange from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time five days a week for derivates and structured products, echoed Euronext.—
Ganesh Rao,Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
22 July 2025
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Coinbase bought a crypto derivates exchange, Deribit, for $2.9 billion .—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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“Derivation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derivation. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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