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
- 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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