derivative

Meanings

Adjective

• Obtained by derivation; not radical, original, or fundamental.
• Imitative of the work of someone else.
• Referring to a work, such as a translation or adaptation, based on another work that may be subject to copyright restrictions.
• Having a value that depends on an underlying asset of variable value.
• Lacking originality.

Noun

• Something derived.
• A word that derives from another one.
• A financial instrument whose value depends on the valuation of an underlying asset; such as a warrant, an option etc.
• A chemical derived from another.
• The derived function of a function (the slope at a certain point on some curve $f(x)$)
• The value of this function for a given value of its independent variable.

Related

Similar words

• derivate, offshoot, spinoff
• derivate, derived word
• contingent claim
• derived function

Opposite words

• coincidental

Narrower meaning words

• option, warrant, swap, convertible security, convertible, convertible bond, credit default swap, credit line note, financial futures contract, financial future, total return swap.

Origin

• From Middle French dérivatif, from Latin dērīvātus, perfect passive participle of dērīvō. Related with derive.