derivation

n//ˌdɛ.ɹɪˈveɪ.ʃ(ə)n//

avledning, härledning, derivering

  1. A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.

  2. (grammar) Forming a new word by changing the base of another word or by adding affixes to it.

  3. That which is derived; a derivative; the result of a deduction.

  4. The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence.

  5. (genealogy, linguistics) The act of tracing origin or descent; an instance thereof (for example, an etymology).

  6. (mathematics, calculus) The process of application of the derivative operator to a function, yielding another function called the derived function of the first.

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