1. lacking originality; copied or imitated from something else

1. something that is based on or developed from something else
2. a financial contract whose value depends on the price of an underlying asset
Usage: finance
3. a function that represents the rate of change of another function
Usage: mathematics

Examples

• The movie was criticized as derivative of earlier superhero films.
• Her writing style seemed derivative rather than original.
• Jazz fusion is a derivative of traditional jazz music.
• The company’s new product is a derivative of their bestselling model.
• Banks traded complex derivatives before the financial crisis.
• Students learn to calculate derivatives in calculus class.
• The derivative of velocity with respect to time is acceleration.