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derivation

noun

  1. function on an algebra which generalizes certain features of derivative operator
  2. the process of forming a new word on the basis of an existing one
  3. the act or process of deriving
  4. the state or fact of being derived; origination
  5. something derived; a derivative
  6. the form or source from which something is derived; an origin
  7. the historical origin and development of a word; an etymology
  8. in generative linguistics, the generation of a linguistic structure through an ordered or partially ordered series of operations on other structures, such as the creation of a surface structure from a deep structure, or of a complex word from its morphological components
  9. the formal description of the process of such generation
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌdɛ.ɹɪˈveɪ.ʃ(ə)n/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English derivacioun, borrowed from Middle French dérivation, from Latin dērīvātiō, dērīvātiōnem. Morphologically derive + -ation.

  1. A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.
  2. The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence.
  3. The act of tracing origin or descent; an instance thereof (for example, an etymology).

    “the derivation of a word from an Indo-European root”

  4. Forming a new word by changing the base of another word or by adding affixes to it.
  5. The state or method of being derived; the relation of origin when established or asserted.
  6. That from which a thing is derived.
  7. That which is derived; a derivative; the result of a deduction.

    “There were also letters to scientists and other scholars, pages of derivations of mathematics and physics formulae, and copious writings on alchemy and religion.”

  8. The process of deriving one thing from another, especially in logic; a deduction.
  9. The process of deriving one thing from another, especially in logic; a deduction.
  10. The process of application of the derivative operator to a function, yielding another function called the derived function of the first.
  11. An algebraic generalization of the derivative operator (from its natural setting in the ring of real-valued functions) to a general associative algebra over a field. Formally, (given an algebra A over a field K) a K-linear endomorphism that satisfies Leibnitz's Law.
  12. An algebraic generalization of the derivative operator (from its natural setting in the ring of real-valued functions) to a general associative algebra over a field. Formally, (given an algebra A over a field K) a K-linear endomorphism that satisfies Leibnitz's Law.
  13. A drawing of humors or fluids from one part of the body to another, to relieve or lessen a morbid process.