DERIVATION


Meaning of DERIVATION in English

n.1 the act or an instance of deriving or obtaining from a source; the process of being derived.

2 a the formation of a word from another word or from a root. b a derivative. c the tracing of the origin of a word. d a statement or account of this.

3 extraction, descent.

4 Math. a sequence of statements showing that a formula, theorem, etc., is a consequence of previously accepted statements.

Derivatives:

derivational adj.

Etymology: F d{eacute}rivation or L derivatio (as DERIVE)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.