ALL meanings of derivatively
de·riv·a·tive
D d - abbreviation DERIVATIVELY derived. 1
- adjective derivatively not original; secondary. 1
- noun derivatively something that has been derived. 1
- noun derivatively Also called derived form. Grammar. a form that has undergone derivation from another, as atomic from atom. 1
- noun derivatively Chemistry. a substance or compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another substance or compound. 1
- noun derivatively Also called differential quotient; especially British, differential coefficient. Mathematics. the limit of the ratio of the increment of a function to the increment of a variable in it, as the latter tends to 0; the instantaneous change of one quantity with respect to another, as velocity, which is the instantaneous change of distance with respect to time. Compare first derivative, second derivative. 1
- noun derivatively a financial contract whose value derives from the value of underlying stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities, etc. 1
- noun derivatively In a derivative fashion. 1