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derivative

adjective
  1. resulting from or employing derivation
    “a derivative process”
noun
  1. the result of mathematical differentiation
    differential
  2. (linguistics) a word that is derived from another word
    “`electricity' is a derivative of `electric'”
  3. a financial instrument whose value is based on another security
    derivative instrument
  4. a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound