derivative
/dɪˈrɪvətɪv/adjective
उच्चारण डिरिवटिव
अनुकृत, मौलिकता रहित
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disapproving
copied from something else; not having new or original ideas
अनुकृत, मौलिकता रहित
- a derivative novel with nothing new
- Critics dismissed the film as derivative, since it borrowed every scene from older movies.
- The play was dull and derivative of earlier comedies.
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- Judges rejected the design as derivative and uninspired.
- Her first poems were derivative, but she soon found her own voice.
- Reviewers found the band's music too derivative.
Synonyms imitative unoriginal copied second-hand plagiarized
Opposite original innovative creative fresh
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a word or thing that has been developed or produced from another word or thing
व्युत्पन्न शब्द या पदार्थ
- 'Happiness' is a derivative of 'happy'.
- Petrol is a derivative of crude oil.
- Yoghurt is a derivative of milk.
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- Many medicines are derivatives of plants.
- The word 'quickly' is a derivative of 'quick'.
- Plastic is a derivative of petroleum.
Synonyms by-product offshoot spin-off derivation outgrowth
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[C] mathematics
a quantity that measures how a function changes
(गणित में) अवकलज
- the derivative of x²
- Students learn how to find the derivative of simple functions in the first calculus class.
- Find the derivative of this function in Question 5.
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- The derivative of a constant is zero.
- He used the derivative to find the maximum value.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
imitative unoriginal copied second-hand plagiarized by-product offshoot spin-off derivation outgrowth
Antonyms
AaSpelling
de·riv·a·tive
With -riva- (not 'derivitive').
बीच में -riva- ('derivitive' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep apart derivative (copied; developed from something) and the verb derive (get something from a source: 'derive pleasure from reading'; 'The word is derived from Latin').
Derivative (नकल किया हुआ; किसी चीज़ से विकसित) और verb derive (किसी स्रोत से प्राप्त करना: 'derive pleasure from reading'; 'The word is derived from Latin') को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Words formed by adding prefixes or suffixes to a root are derivatives ('unhappy', 'happiness' from 'happy').
मूल शब्द में prefix या suffix जोड़कर बने शब्द derivatives हैं ('happy' से 'unhappy', 'happiness')।