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dériver — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • derive verb To get or obtain something from a particular source.
  • differentiate verb To recognize, show, or create a difference between things.
  • drift noun A slow, gradual movement or change, often without direct control.
  • shunt verb To move something (often a train) onto a different track or path.

Senses

dériver is used for these senses in English:

  • derive (intransitive) To originate or stem (from).
  • differentiate (mathematics) To calculate the derivative of a function.
  • drift (intransitive) To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
  • shunt (transitive, electricity) To divert electric current by providing an alternative path.

derive — full definition

  1. verb To get or obtain something from a particular source.
  2. verb To reach a conclusion by reasoning from known facts.

differentiate — full definition

  1. verb To recognize, show, or create a difference between things.
  2. verb (mathematics) To calculate the derivative of a function.
  3. verb (education) To adapt teaching to suit students of different abilities.

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