Definitions For Derivative
noun
- The result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
- (linguistics) a word that is derived from another word
- A financial instrument whose value is based on another security
- A compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound
- A word formed from another word
- Something that comes from something else : a substance that is made from another substance
adjective
- Resulting from or employing derivation
Is Derivative a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
19
The word Derivative is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Derivative in a Sentence
- The word “childish” is a derivative of “child.”
- Tofu is one of many soybean derivatives.
- Petroleum is a derivative of coal tar.
- A number of critics found the film derivative and predictable.
- His style seems too derivative of Hemingway.