Direct Cross-Language Association: “derivative” in German
This word also exists in German! Meaning: “inflection of derivativ:”
derivative
Direct German Translations & Equivalents:
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Definitions & Usage
Obtained by derivation; not radical, original, or fundamental.
Imitative of the work of someone else.
(law, copyright law) Referring to a work, such as a translation or adaptation, based on another work that may be subject to copyright restrictions.
(finance) Having a value that depends on an underlying asset of variable value.
(linguistics) A word formed by derivation, such as stylish from style.
(finance) A financial instrument whose value depends on the valuation of an underlying asset; such as a warrant, an option etc.
(chemistry) A chemical derived from another.
(calculus) One of the two fundamental objects of study in calculus (the other being integration), which quantifies the rate of change, tangency, and other qualities arising from the local behavior of a function.
Notable Literary & Historical Quotes
“People started talking about the pandemic as if it were itself a television show; as the second wave hit last fall, they griped about the derivative writing on Covid Season 2.”
— 2021 April 27, Amanda Hess, “Inject the Vaccine Fan Fiction Directly Into My Veins”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
“No, I really felt it was very derivative. To me it it looked like it was straight out of Diane Arbus, but it had none of the wit.”
— 1979, Woody Allen, Manhattan, spoken by Mary (Diane Keaton):