DERIVATION


Meaning of DERIVATION in English

n. 25B6; noun

the derivation of theories from empirical observation : DERIVING, induction, deduction, inference; extraction, eliciting.

the derivation of a word : ORIGIN, etymology, root, etymon, provenance, source; origination, beginning, foundation, basis, cause; development, evolution.

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