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 Derivatives 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
18
Words with Friends
20

The word Derivative is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 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.

Synonyms for Derivative

Antonyms for Derivatives

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