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der·i·va·tion
(dĕr′ə-vā′shən)n.
1.
a. The act or process of deriving.
b. The state or fact of being derived; origination: a custom of recent derivation.
c. Something derived; a derivative.
2. The form or source from which something is derived; an origin.
3. Linguistics
a. The historical origin and development of a word; an etymology.
b. The process by which words are formed from existing words or bases by adding affixes, as singer from sing or undo from do, by changing the shape of the word or base, as song from sing, or by adding an affix and changing the pronunciation of the word or base, as electricity from electric.
c. 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.
d. The formal description of the process of such generation.
4. Logic & Mathematics A logical or mathematical process indicating through a sequence of statements that a result such as a theorem or a formula necessarily follows from the initial assumptions.
der′i·va′tion·al adj.
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derivation
(ˌdɛrɪˈveɪʃən)n
1. the act of deriving or state of being derived
2. (Linguistics) the source, origin, or descent of something, such as a word
3. something derived; a derivative
4. (Mathematics)
a. the process of deducing a mathematical theorem, formula, etc, as a necessary consequence of a set of accepted statements
b. this sequence of statements
c. the operation of finding a derivative
ˌderiˈvational adj
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der•i•va•tion
(ˌdɛr əˈveɪ ʃən)n.
1. the act of deriving or the state of being derived.
2. source; origin.
3. something derived.
4. development of a mathematical theorem.
5.
a. the process of adding affixes to or changing a base, thereby forming a word that may undergo further inflection or participate in different syntactic constructions, as in forming service from serve, song from sing, or hardness from hard (contrasted with inflection).
b. the systematic description of such processes in a language.
[1375–1425; < Latin]
der`i•va′tion•al, adj.
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Noun | 1. | derivation - the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation" |
2. | derivation - (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase diachronic linguistics, diachrony, historical linguistics - the study of linguistic change; "the synchrony and diachrony of language" explanation, account - a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account" | |
3. | derivation - a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions | |
4. | derivation - (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation; "`singer' from `sing' or `undo' from `do' are examples of derivations" descriptive linguistics - a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments eponymy - the derivation of a general name from that of a famous person linguistic process - a process involved in human language | |
5. | derivation - inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline hereditary pattern, inheritance - (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents descent, extraction, origin - properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins" | |
6. | derivation - drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body drawing off, drawing - act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source; "the drawing of water from the well" | |
7. | derivation - drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation drawing off, drawing - act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source; "the drawing of water from the well" | |
8. | derivation - the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin |
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derivation
noun origin, source, basis, beginning, root, foundation, descent, ancestry, genealogy, etymology The derivation of its name is obscure.
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derivation
noun1. Something derived from another:
2. A point of origination:
beginning, fount, fountain, fountainhead, mother, origin, parent, provenance, provenience, root, rootstock, source, spring, well.
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Translations
إشْتِقاقأصْل
odvozovánípůvod
afledningherkomstoprindelseudledningudvinding
leszármaztatásszármaztatás
afleiîsla
odvodzovanie
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derivation
n → Ableitung f; (Chem) → Derivation f; this text has its derivation from Kafka’s novels → dieser Text basiert auf Kafkas Romanen; whatever the true derivation of this story may be → woher diese Geschichte auch immer ursprünglich stammt
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derive
(diˈraiv) verb (with from).
1. to come or develop from. The word `derives' is derived from an old French word.
2. to draw or take from (a source or origin). We derive comfort from his presence.
ˌderiˈvation (deri-) noun1. the source or origin (of a word etc).
2. the process of deriving.
derivative (diˈrivətiv) adjective derived from something else and not original.
noun a word, substance etc formed from another word, substance etc. `Reader' is a derivative of `read'.
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der·i·va·tion
n. derivación.
1. desviación, curso alterado o lateral que tiene lugar por anastomosis o por una característica anatómica natural;
2. descendencia.
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