OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 1132

derivative

/dɪˈɹɪvətɪv/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
derivado
Something derived.
derivado
A financial instrument whose value depends on the valuation of an underlying asset; such as a warrant, an option etc.
derivado
A chemical derived from another.
derivada
One of the two fundamental objects of study in calculus (the other being integration), which quantifies the rate of change, tangency, and other qualities arising from the local behavior of a function.
The derivative of f(x)#61;x³ at x#61;2 is 12.
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