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   Der·i·va·tion

   /ˌderəˈvāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the obtaining or developing of something from a source or origin: "the derivation of scientific laws from observation" Similar derivinginductiondeductiondeducinginferringinferencegatheringgleaningdrawing outextractionelicitingrare:eduction
   • ▪ the formation of a word from another word or from a root in the same or another language. Similar originetymologysourcerootetymonprovenancefountainheadwellspringoriginationbeginningfoundationbasiscauseancestrydescentgenealogydevelopmentevolutionextraction
   • ▪ origin; extraction: "music of primarily Turkish derivation"
   • ▪ something derived; a derivative: "the derivation “sheepish” has six definitions"
   • 2. in generative grammar, the set of stages that link the abstract underlying structure of an expression to its surface form.
   • 3. the process of deducing a new formula, theorem, etc., from previously accepted statements.
   • ▪ a sequence of statements showing that a formula, theorem, etc., is a consequence of previously accepted statements.

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting the drawing of a fluid, especially pus or blood; also in the sense ‘formation of a word from another word’): from Latin derivatio(n-), from the verb derivare (see derive).

   Derivatives

   • 1. derivational adjective

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