Antonyms for derivative

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : dih-riv-uh-tiv

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈrɪv ə tɪv

Definition of derivative

Origin : early 15c. (adj.); mid-15c. (n.), from Middle French dérivatif (15c.), from Late Latin derivat-, past participle stem of Latin derivare (see derive). Mathematical sense is from 1670s.

adj borrowed, transmitted from source
noun product, descendant

Example sentences :

Marriage for money is the modern form or derivative of marriage by purchase.
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

The use of a Greek derivative gives notice that you are scientific.
Extract from : « The Book-Hunter » by John Hill Burton

Thus the tetracetate is a derivative to be reckoned with in the problem.
Extract from : « Researches on Cellulose » by C. F. Cross

And this is equivalent to admitting the doctrine of "derivative creation."
Extract from : « On the Genesis of Species » by St. George Mivart

The English language has no derivative noun from "mores," and no equivalent for it.
Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner

Like its derivative Warden it had a very wide range of meanings.
Extract from : « The Romance of Names » by Ernest Weekley

In the cow with the crumpled horn we have a derivative of Mid.
Extract from : « The Romance of Names » by Ernest Weekley

Bayard, a derivative of bay, was the name of several famous war-horses.
Extract from : « The Romance of Names » by Ernest Weekley

I belong to the party which claims life as a derivative of life.
Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall

One must believe also in the derivative principles following from them.
Extract from : « A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy » by Isaac Husik

Synonyms for derivative

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