DERIVATIVES: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DERIVATIVES?

Need another word that means the same as “derivatives”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “derivatives” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Derivatives” are: differential, differential coefficient, first derivative, derivative instrument

Derivatives as a Noun

Definitions of "Derivatives" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “derivatives” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A financial instrument whose value is based on another security.
• The result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx.
• A compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound.
• A word that is derived from another word.
• (linguistics) a word that is derived from another word.

Synonyms of "Derivatives" as a noun (4 Words)

derivative instrument	A word that is derived from another word.
differential	A difference in wages between industries or between categories of employees in the same industry. Regional differentials in pay.
differential coefficient	A quality that differentiates between similar things.
first derivative	The first or highest in an ordering or series.

Usage Examples of "Derivatives" as a noun

• `electricity' is a derivative of `electric.

Associations of "Derivatives" (30 Words)

adjective	Of or relating to or functioning as an adjective. Adjective law.
adverb	A word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective verb or other adverb or a word group expressing a relation of place time circumstance manner cause degree etc e g gently quite then there.
alphabet	The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural. DNA s 4 letter alphabet.
antonym	A word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word in which case the two words are antonyms of each other. To him the antonym of gay was depressed.
append	Add (something) to the end of a written document. He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language.
archaism	The use or conscious imitation of archaic styles or features in language or art. Mozart s use of archaism.
capitalize	Write or print (a word or letter) in capital letters. People should have the right to capitalize part of the value of these benefits.
clause	A unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate.
conjunction	The grammatical relation between linguistic units words or phrases or clauses that are connected by a conjunction. The planet reached conjunction with the sun.
derivation	A line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions. The derivation of scientific laws from observation.
determiner	An argument that is conclusive.
grammatical	Conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers. Grammatical rules.
homograph	Two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning e g fair.
indicative	The indicative mood. Indicative mood.
infinitive	Having or involving the basic form of a verb. Infinitive clauses.
inflect	Of a word or language undergo inflection. Arabic verbs are inflected for person number and gender.
lexicon	The complete set of meaningful units in a language. A Greek Latin lexicon.
noun	A word other than a pronoun used to identify any of a class of people places or things common noun or to name a particular one of these proper noun.
paragraph	Arrange a piece of writing in paragraphs. All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday s paper.
participle	A word formed from a verb e g going gone being been and used as an adjective e g working woman burnt toast or a noun e g good breeding In English participles are also used to make compound verb forms e g is going has been.
phrase	Divide combine or mark into phrases. It s important to phrase the question correctly.
predicate	What is predicated of the subject of a proposition the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula. Aggression is predicated of those who act aggressively.
prefix	Add something at the beginning as a prefix or introduction. A preface is prefixed to the book.
pronoun	A function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase.
suffix	Append something especially as a suffix. Suffix words.
suggestive	Tending to suggest an idea. Artifacts suggestive of an ancient society.
verb	Use a word that is not conventionally used as a verb typically a noun as a verb. Any English noun can be verbed but some are more resistant than others.
vocabulary	A list of difficult or unfamiliar words with an explanation of their meanings, accompanying a piece of specialist or foreign-language text. The term became part of business vocabulary.
vowel	A letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel.
word	A word is a string of bits stored in computer memory. I don t like the word unofficial.