derivation
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See also: Derivation and dérivation
English
Etymology
From Middle English derivacioun, borrowed from Middle French dérivation, from Latin dērīvātiō, dērīvātiōnem. Morphologically derive + -ation
Pronunciation
Noun
derivation (countable and uncountable, plural derivations)
- A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.
- 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.
- (genealogy, linguistics) The act of tracing origin or descent; an instance thereof (for example, an etymology).
- the derivation of a word from an Indo-European root
- (grammar) Forming a new word by changing the base of another word or by adding affixes to it.
- The state or method of being derived; the relation of origin when established or asserted.
- That from which a thing is derived.
- That which is derived; a derivative; a deduction.
- (mathematics) The operation of deducing one function from another according to a fixed definition, referred to as derivation or differentiation; this is the inverse operation to integration.
- (medicine) A drawing of humors or fluids from one part of the body to another, to relieve or lessen a morbid process.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
leading or drawing off of water
act of receiving anything from a source
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act of tracing origin or descent
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forming a new word by changing the base of another word or by adding affixes to it
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state or method of being derived
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that from which sthg is derived
that which is derived
math: operation of deducing
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medicine: drawing of humors or fluids
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Further reading
- “derivation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
See also
derivation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Danish
Noun
derivation c (singular definite derivationen, plural indefinite derivationer)
Declension
Declension of derivation
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | derivation | derivationen | derivationer | derivationerne |
| genitive | derivations | derivationens | derivationers | derivationernes |