derivative
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To protect the mRNA from breaking down before it reached its target, the researchers added a positively charged cholesterol derivative that helped keep the genetic material securely enclosed inside the nanoparticles.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
It’s also painfully derivative as regards organized-crime dramas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Wilber’s lawyer, Armineh Ebrahimian, said he should’ve remained a derivative of his mom’s case, since he was a minor when the application was filed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
But there are also “second and third derivative AI plays” such as memory stocks that are getting significant attention.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 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
Bisignano also accessed a draft complaint from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission about a questioned derivatives trade that was a confidential document only seen by a few members of the legal department, some said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The construct of volatility derivatives remains solidly bullish for stocks, as the term structures slope upwards and VIX futures are trading with a large premium to VIX.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
The contracts will likely be popular because they are simpler than traditional derivatives.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Leveraged funds bought $300 billion in derivatives since March, spurring demand for shares, but risk heavy losses if stocks fall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Along with Goldman, Deutsche Bank was the leading market maker in abstruse mortgage derivatives.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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