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Subderivative
Subˊde-riv′a-tive
,Noun.
A word derived from a derivative, and not directly from the root;
as, “friendliness” is a
subderivative
, being derived from “friendly”, which is in turn a derivative from “friend.”Definition 2024
subderivative
subderivative
English
Noun
subderivative (plural subderivatives)
- (linguistics) A word derived indirectly, from a derivative of another.
- "Friendliness" is a subderivative: it is derived from "friendly", which comes from "friend".
- (mathematics) A generalization of the notion of a derivative, defined as the slope of a line that either touches, or is everywhere below the line of a convex function.