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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAbgeleitetes
Pronunciation / Transliteration: abgeleitetes
"Der Film war ein abgeleitetes Werk aus dem ursprünglichen Roman."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Something that is based on another source; a product or result derived from a primary source.
"The film was a derivative work based on the original novel." - 2
In mathematics, a quantity representing the rate of change of a function with respect to a variable.
"To find the slope of the curve, you need to calculate the derivative of the function."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'derivative' originates from the Latin word 'derivativus', which means 'to draw off or obtain'. It evolved through Middle French before entering English in the late 14th century, where it began to denote something derived or obtained from another source, particularly in mathematics and linguistics.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Derivative" is said worldwide
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Dérivé
Transliteration: deʁive
"Le film était un dérivé du roman original."
Abgeleitetes
Transliteration: abgeleitetes
"Der Film war ein abgeleitetes Werk aus dem ursprünglichen Roman."
Derivato
Transliteration: deˈriːvato
"Il film era un'opera derivata dal romanzo originale."
Derivado
Transliteration: deɾiˈβaðo
"La película era una obra derivada de la novela original."
Derivado
Transliteration: deɾiˈvadu
"O filme era uma obra derivada do romance original."
व्युत्पन्न
Transliteration: vyutpanna
"फिल्म मूल उपन्यास का व्युत्पन्न कार्य था।"
派生物
Transliteration: pàishēngwù
"这部电影是基于原著的派生物。"
파생물
Transliteration: pasaengmul
"그 영화는 원작 소설의 파생물이었습니다."
派生物
Transliteration: haseibutsu
"その映画は原作小説の派生物でした。"
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