as in derivations
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 derivatives
In November 2025, LA County Public Health urged stores to stop selling kratom and its derivatives.
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 2 May 2026
The data also underscores the shifting environment for crypto exchanges and importance of crypto derivatives – which include perpetual futures and, increasingly, prediction markets.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 1 May 2026
The companies said their quarterly results were hurt by financial derivatives trades that fell in value because oil prices spiked before that oil could be delivered.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
The bill, shared first with Semafor, comes amid Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Mike Selig’s argument in courts across the country that his agency should regulate the markets as derivatives exchanges, taking authority from states that want to treat them like casinos.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Trading in perpetual derivatives in crude oil on Hyperliquid surged within hours as participants priced in the shock in real time.
—Bob Diamond, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
The components of Rinseroo’s products include petroleum derivatives like polyvinyl chloride, Lane said.
—Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The bourse in 2025 was said to be seeking to launch the derivatives as soon as the first half of this year.
—Savio Shetty, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026
When the Commodities Exchange Act first passed in 1936, Porter noted, states weren’t preempted from regulating derivatives markets.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 2 May 2026
The data also underscores the shifting environment for crypto exchanges and importance of crypto derivatives – which include perpetual futures and, increasingly, prediction markets.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 1 May 2026
The companies said their quarterly results were hurt by financial derivatives trades that fell in value because oil prices spiked before that oil could be delivered.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
The bill, shared first with Semafor, comes amid Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Mike Selig’s argument in courts across the country that his agency should regulate the markets as derivatives exchanges, taking authority from states that want to treat them like casinos.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Trading in perpetual derivatives in crude oil on Hyperliquid surged within hours as participants priced in the shock in real time.
—Bob Diamond, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
The components of Rinseroo’s products include petroleum derivatives like polyvinyl chloride, Lane said.
—Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The bourse in 2025 was said to be seeking to launch the derivatives as soon as the first half of this year.
—Savio Shetty, Bloomberg, 21 Apr. 2026
When the Commodities Exchange Act first passed in 1936, Porter noted, states weren’t preempted from regulating derivatives markets.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for derivatives
derivations
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Large Language Models often struggle with precise derivations and calculations in theoretical physics, sometimes exhibiting inconsistent reasoning.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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Silicon Valley dreamt up poor derivations of past cautionary tales and created a monoculture of exploitative social media feeds and predatory data-hungry apps that birthed Orwell’s surveillance state.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Derivatives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derivatives. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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