derivative

• يصف شيئًا مبنيًا على مصدر آخر أو مأخوذًا منه، وغالبًا ما يستلزم عدم الأصالة أو الابتكار. ويُستعمل أيضًا في السياقات المالية للدلالة على أداة مالية مشتقة من أصل أساسي.

Describes something that is based on or derived from another source, often implying a lack of originality.

1. Lacking originalityB2formal

   Imitative of the work of someone else; not original.

   غير أصلي

   • The movie was criticized for its derivative plot.
   • His painting style is highly derivative of the Impressionists.
   • The novel felt derivative and uninspired.

   المرادفاتcopycathackneyedimitativesecondhandtriteuninspiredunoriginal

   الأضدادcreativeinnovativeinventivenoveloriginal

2. Derived from something elseC1formal

   Based on or derived from another source; secondary.

   مُشْتَقّ

   • The derivative works of the original manuscript were published later.
   • This chemical compound is derivative of benzene.
   • The new theory is derivative of earlier research.

   المرادفاتderivedimitativesecondarysecondhandunoriginal

   الأضدادbasicfundamentaloriginalprimaryunderlying

• اسم يشير إلى شيء مشتق أو مستخرج أو متطور من مصدر آخر، ويُستخدم في الرياضيات والمال والكيمياء واللسانيات.

A noun referring to something that is derived, obtained, or developed from another source, often used in mathematics, finance, chemistry, and linguistics.

1. LinguisticsB2formal

   A word formed from another word by adding a prefix or suffix, or by other morphological processes.

   مُشْتَقّ

   • 'Happiness' is a derivative of 'happy'.
   • The word 'teacher' is a derivative of 'teach'.
   • Linguists study how derivatives are formed in different languages.

   المرادفاتderivation

2. FinanceC1formalbusiness

   A financial contract whose value is based on the performance of an underlying asset, index, or interest rate.

   مشتق مالي

   • The bank trades in derivatives like futures and options.
   • Derivatives can be used to hedge against market risks.
   • Investors should understand the risks of derivative products.

   المرادفاتderivative instrument

3. MathematicsC1formalscientific

   The rate of change of a function with respect to a variable; the slope of the tangent line to a curve.

   المشتقة

   • The derivative of x squared is 2x.
   • Calculus students learn how to compute derivatives.
   • The derivative represents the instantaneous rate of change.

   المرادفاتderived functiondifferential coefficient