ALL meanings of derivation
der·i·va·tion
D d - variable noun derivation The derivation of something, especially a word, is its origin or source. 3
- noun derivation the act of deriving or state of being derived 3
- noun derivation the source, origin, or descent of something, such as a word 3
- noun derivation something derived; a derivative 3
- noun derivation the process of deducing a mathematical theorem, formula, etc, as a necessary consequence of a set of accepted statements 3
- noun derivation this sequence of statements 3
- noun derivation the operation of finding a derivative 3
- noun derivation a deriving or being derived 3
- noun derivation descent or origination 3
- noun derivation the source or origin of something 3
- noun derivation the origin and development of a word; etymology 3
- noun derivation the process of forming words from bases by the addition of affixes other than inflectional morphemes, or by internal phonetic change 3
- noun derivation in generative grammar, the process of forming sentences 3
- noun derivation the process of deriving. 2
- noun derivation origins, source 1
- noun derivation The obtaining or developing of something from a source or origin. 1
- noun derivation the act or fact of deriving or of being derived. 1
- noun derivation the source from which something is derived; origin. 1
- noun derivation something that is or has been derived; derivative. 1
- noun derivation Mathematics. development of a theorem. differentiation (def 2). 1
- noun derivation Grammar. the process or device of adding affixes to or changing the shape of a base, thereby assigning the result to a form class that may undergo further inflection or participate in different syntactic constructions, as in forming service from serve, song from sing, and hardness from hard (contrasted with inflection). the systematic description of such processes in a given language. 1
- noun derivation Linguistics. a set of forms, including the initial form, intermediate forms, and final form, showing the successive stages in the generation of a sentence as the rules of a generative grammar are applied to it. the process by which such a set of forms is derived. 1
- noun derivation A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source. 0
- noun derivation The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence. 0
- noun derivation The act of tracing origin or descent, as in grammar or genealogy; as, the derivation of a word from an Indo-European root. 0
- noun derivation The state or method of being derived; the relation of origin when established or asserted. 0
- noun derivation That from which a thing is derived. 0
- noun derivation That which is derived; a derivative; a deduction. 0
- noun derivation (mathematics) The operation of deducing one function from another according to some fixed law, called the law of derivation, as the of differentiation or of integration. 0
- noun derivation (medicine) A drawing of humors or fluids from one part of the body to another, to relieve or lessen a morbid process. 0