derivative
adjective/dɪˈrɪvətɪv/
Frequency rank: #6,413 most common English word
Meaning
something derived from another source; in mathematics, a measure of how a function changes as its input changes.
Example sentence
The professor explained that calculus relies on derivative techniques to find the rate of change of functions.
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