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derivative

[dih-riv-uh-tiv] / dɪˈrɪv ə tɪv /


NOUN
product, descendant
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JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon recently told investors that AI’s productivity gains could lead to other derivative effects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Speculation arose from GameStop’s $700 million pledge for derivative transactions, which analysts linked to a potential acquisition.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

That may sound too derivative for some, but Sokolov, known for his outlandish Russian-language action-comedies “Why Don’t You Just Die!” and “No Looking Back,” brings a truly wacky sensibility to his first English-language feature.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The launch marks the first licensed perpetual derivative contract based on the index.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

L’Hôpital’s rule states that the value of the fraction was equal to the derivative of the top expression divided by the derivative of the bottom expression.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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