derivative

n. ஒரு சொல்லின் அடியாகப் பிறந்த மற்றொரு சொல், ஒன்றிலிருந்து வருவிக்கப்பட்டது, (பெயரடை) ஒன்றிலிருந்து ஒன்று வருவிக்கப்பட்ட, மரபு மூலத்திலிருந்து தோன்றிய, தனி மூலமல்லாத மரபுமுதலல்லாத.

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De*riv"a*tive, a. Etym: [L. derivativus: cf. F. dérivatif.] Defn: Obtained by derivation; derived; not radical, original, or fundamental; originating, deduced, or formed from something else; secondary; as, a derivative conveyance; a derivative word. Derivative circulation, a modification of the circulation found in some parts of the body, in which the arteries empty directly into the veins without the interposition of capillaries. Flint. -- De*riv"a*tive*ly, adv. -- De*riv"a*tive*ness, n. De*riv"a*tive, n. 1. That which is derived; anything obtained or deduced from another. 2. (Gram.) Defn: 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. (Mus.) Defn: 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. (Med.) Defn: An agent which is adapted to produce a derivation (in the medical sense). 5. (Math.) Defn: A derived function; a function obtained from a given function by a certain algebraic process. Note: Except in the mode of derivation the derivative is the same as the differential coefficient. See Differential coefficient, under Differential. 6. (Chem.) Defn: 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.

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