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
Brian Welk, IndieWire, 20 June 2025
The new rate only applies to semi-finished copper products, such as copper pipes, wires, rods, sheets, and tubes, as well as copper-intensive derivative products, such as pipe fittings, cables, and connectors, according to the White House fact sheet.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2025
Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2025
Despite his discomfort, the former star yen derivatives trader for UBS and Citigroup has become globally recognized, some might say, as a fall guy for the Libor scandal, which involved myriad actors, including bankers, banks, and even world governments.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 29 July 2025
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Adjective
Puck noted Thursday that Warner Bros. could contest the derivative rights to the Village Roadshow library, and that a hearing could take place this summer (Warner Bros. had no comment on rumors of a hearing).
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 20 June 2025
The new rate only applies to semi-finished copper products, such as copper pipes, wires, rods, sheets, and tubes, as well as copper-intensive derivative products, such as pipe fittings, cables, and connectors, according to the White House fact sheet.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2025
Noun
The proclamation also creates a process to identify and impose tariffs on certain derivatives of copper, in addition to a carve-out for British copper after the United States and the United Kingdom reached a trade deal in May.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2025
Despite his discomfort, the former star yen derivatives trader for UBS and Citigroup has become globally recognized, some might say, as a fall guy for the Libor scandal, which involved myriad actors, including bankers, banks, and even world governments.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for derivative
Adjective
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Make the central message an agreeable phrase or concept, while your brand logo is secondary.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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This might not be the last move Miami makes ahead of the regular season, as their defensive secondary has been banged up during training camp and the preseason.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Labels want systems that can not only detect direct sample reuse but also flag stylistic derivations within generative model outputs.—
Virginie Berger,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Whether numbers, systems of equations, derivations or geometric objects, everything should spring from a few basic assumptions.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
9 May 2025
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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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“Derivative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derivative. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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