1. derivative - Noun
2. derivative - Adjective
3. derivative - Adjective Satellite
Obtained by derivation; derived; not radical, original, or fundamental; originating, deduced, or formed from something else; secondary; as, a derivative conveyance; a derivative word.
That which is derived; anything obtained or deduced from another.
A word formed from another word, by a prefix or suffix, an internal modification, or some other change; a word which takes its origin from a root.
A chord, not fundamental, but obtained from another by inversion; or, vice versa, a ground tone or root implied in its harmonics in an actual chord.
An agent which is adapted to produce a derivation (in the medical sense).
A derived function; a function obtained from a given function by a certain algebraic process.
A substance so related to another substance by modification or partial substitution as to be regarded as derived from it; thus, the amido compounds are derivatives of ammonia, and the hydrocarbons are derivatives of methane, benzene, etc.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIt is incontestable and deplorable that Negroes have committed crimes; but they are derivative crimes. They are born of the greater crimes of the white society. Martin Luther King Jr.
There are only four great arts: music, painting, sculpture, and ornamental pastry- architecture being perhaps the least banal derivative of the latter. Julia Child
I regard consciousness as fundamental. I regard matter as derivative from consciousness. We cannot get behind consciousness. Everything that we talk about, everything that we regard as existing, postulates consciousness. Max Planck
Fantasy remains a human right: we make in our measure and in our derivative mode, because we are made: and not only made, but made in the image and likeness of a Maker. J. R. R. Tolkien
Actually, I take it as a compliment. Diva is a derivative of divine. That's quite a title to carry around. Calista Flockhart
on first priority in design consideration is the full realization of individual potential in order to reach the second derivative - full realization for all individuals. Buckminster Fuller