Meaning

• Something derived.

• A word that derives from another one.

• A financial instrument whose value depends on the valuation of an underlying asset; such as a warrant, an option etc.

• A chemical derived from another.

• The derived function of a function (the slope at a certain point on some curve f(x))

• The value of this function for a given value of its independent variable.

Meaning

• Obtained by derivation; not radical, original, or fundamental.

  "a derivative conveyance; a derivative word"

• Imitative of the work of someone else.

• Referring to a work, such as a translation or adaptation, based on another work that may be subject to copyright restrictions.

• Having a value that depends on an underlying asset of variable value.

• Lacking originality.