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derivative in Spanish

derivative in Spanish is derivado, derivada — derivative means copying or imitating someone else's work rather than being original.

derivative in Spanish

derivado
noun
derivada
noun

What does "derivative" mean?

  1. adj Copying or imitating someone else's work rather than being original.
    "Critics dismissed the album as derivative of much better bands."
  2. noun A financial contract whose value is based on an underlying asset, such as a stock or commodity.
    "The bank lost millions trading complex derivatives."
  3. noun In mathematics, a measure of how a function's output changes as its input changes; the rate of change or slope.
    "Students learn to calculate the derivative of a function in calculus class."
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derivative in a sentence

  • Critics dismissed the album as derivative of much better bands.
  • The story felt derivative, as if it borrowed every idea from older books.
  • The bank lost millions trading complex derivatives.
  • Experts warned that a derivative can lose value very quickly when markets change.

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What is "derivative" in Spanish?
"derivative" in Spanish is derivado, derivada. derivative means: Copying or imitating someone else's work rather than being original.
How do you use "derivative" in a sentence?
Example: "Critics dismissed the album as derivative of much better bands." In Spanish, "derivative" is derivado, derivada.
Are there other ways to say "derivative" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 2 translations listed for "derivative": derivado, derivada.
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