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taken or created from something original or basic
- a derivative style taken from earlier painters
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derivative
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of derivative (Entry 2 of 2)
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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- descendant
- (also descendent)
- aftermath,
- consequence,
- corollary,
- development,
- fruit,
- growth,
- issue,
- outcome,
- product,
- result,
- sequel,
- sequence,
- upshot
- denouement
- (also dénouement),
- repercussion
- aftereffect,
- side effect
- (also side reaction)
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“Derivative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derivative. Accessed 15 Oct. 2021.
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