derivative
英[d?'r?v?t?v]
美[d?'r?v?t?v]
- n. [化學] 衍生物，派生物；導數
- adj. 派生的；引出的
英英釋意
- 1. the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
- 2. a financial instrument whose value is based on another security
- 3. (linguistics) a word that is derived from another word;
- "`electricity' is a derivative of `electric'"