derivatives
noun(de-riv-a-tive)
a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation
derivatives
noun(de-riv-a-tive)
something derived
derivatives
noun(de-riv-a-tive)
the limit of the ratio of the change in a function to the corresponding change in its independent variable as the latter change approaches zero
derivatives
noun(de-riv-a-tive)
the derivative of a function of several variables with respect to one of them and with the remaining variables treated as constants