derivative

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for derivative

derivative 🔊 /dɚɪˈvʌtɪv or dɚɪˈvɪtɪv/

derivative : භින්න

derivative : ප්‍රත්‍යර්ථපදය

derivative : ව්‍යුත්පන්නය

derivative : තද්භව

derivative : තද්භවය

derivative : යම් කිසිවකින් උපන්

derivative : ව්‍යුත්පන්න

derivative definition

Adjective. Obtained by derivation; derived; not radical, original, or fundamental; originating, deduced, or formed from something else; secondary; as, a derivative conveyance; a derivative word.

Noun.

  1. That which is derived; anything obtained or deduced from another.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. An agent which is adapted to produce a derivation (in the medical sense).
  5. A derived function; a function obtained from a given function by a certain algebraic process.
  6. 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.