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
He was attracted to PRP for its natural derivatives, which uses platelet-rich plasma from a patient’s own blood that is then injected back into skin to smooth fine lines and reduce dark circles.
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Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2025
Ways to trade melt-up Scott Rubner, head of equity and equity derivatives strategy at Citadel Securities, advised clients buy call options on the Invesco QQQ Trust expiring in late November and December.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Sugar alcohols are derivatives of sugar that have been chemically changed.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2025
Eventually, Tesla officials promised that more affordable EVs would arrive in the form of derivatives of its existing cars, but surely the world was hoping for something more than manual side-view mirrors.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
The argument that crypto has no fundamental value is based on the view that other assets—stocks, bonds, cash, property, or derivatives thereof—usually entitle holders to an underlying right, such as dividends, interest, land, or other legal rights.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
The ETNs track underlying crypto prices through direct exposure or derivatives, providing transparent, predictable performance.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Trump previously imposed national security tariffs on steel and aluminum and derivatives, light-duty autos and parts, and copper.
—Reuters, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Researchers have also pointed out that the team is also exploring the use of punicin derivatives for recovering other lithium EnAMs, such as lithium manganates, as well as valuable minerals like copper or tantalum.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2025
Ways to trade melt-up Scott Rubner, head of equity and equity derivatives strategy at Citadel Securities, advised clients buy call options on the Invesco QQQ Trust expiring in late November and December.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Sugar alcohols are derivatives of sugar that have been chemically changed.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2025
Eventually, Tesla officials promised that more affordable EVs would arrive in the form of derivatives of its existing cars, but surely the world was hoping for something more than manual side-view mirrors.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
The argument that crypto has no fundamental value is based on the view that other assets—stocks, bonds, cash, property, or derivatives thereof—usually entitle holders to an underlying right, such as dividends, interest, land, or other legal rights.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
The ETNs track underlying crypto prices through direct exposure or derivatives, providing transparent, predictable performance.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Trump previously imposed national security tariffs on steel and aluminum and derivatives, light-duty autos and parts, and copper.
—Reuters, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Researchers have also pointed out that the team is also exploring the use of punicin derivatives for recovering other lithium EnAMs, such as lithium manganates, as well as valuable minerals like copper or tantalum.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for derivatives
derivations
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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
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“Derivatives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derivatives. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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