derivative
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Still, he blends it all into his own vision so it doesn’t feel derivative.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
After reaching the liver, sorbitol can be converted into a derivative of fructose.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Traders in derivative markets immediately reacted by lowering the odds of a rate hike to just under 50% from 65% after Warsh spoke.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
“It got copied by everyone. He knew we had to do something new, that wasn’t derivative but more eclectic.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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
A bank or broker steps in to sell them that contract in exchange for a fee, and then hedges its exposure by buying stocks or derivatives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Most of the tokenized stocks trading today are technically derivatives tracking share prices without conferring all the rights of ownership that come with shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
I spent a decade investing in equity and derivatives markets, and I learned that almost any such risk can be priced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Linkages between financial institutions, derivatives, securitization and market structures create multiple paths that will rapidly transmit shocks, making it difficult to quarantine problems.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
NOTE.—In derivatives through the French, super- takes the form sur-, as sur-vey, to look over.
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
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