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What (who) is derive from - definition
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Derive (disambiguation); Derived; Derived (disambiguation)
derive from
have as a root or origin; originate from.
Derive
·vt To trace the origin, descent, or derivation of; to recognize transmission of; as, he derives this word from the ·AS.
III. Derive ·vt To obtain one substance from another by actual or theoretical substitution; as, to derive an organic acid from its corresponding hydrocarbon.
IV. Derive ·vt To receive, as from a source or origin; to obtain by descent or by transmission; to Draw; to Deduce;
- followed by from.
V. Derive ·vt To turn the course of, as water; to divert and distribute into subordinate channels; to Diffuse; to Communicate; to Transmit;
- followed by to, into, on, upon.
derive
[d?'r??v]
¦ verb
1. (derive something from) obtain something from (a specified source).
base something on a modification of: Marx derived his philosophy of history from Hegel.
Mathematics obtain a function or equation from another, especially by differentiation.
2. (derive from) have as a root or origin; originate from.
Derivatives
derivable adjective
Origin
ME (in the sense 'draw a fluid through or into a channel'): from OFr. deriver or L. derivare, from de- 'down, away' + rivus 'brook, stream'.
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Derive
Derive may refer to:
- Derive (computer algebra system), a commercial system made by Texas Instruments
- Dérive (magazine), an Austrian science magazine on urbanism
- Dérive, a psychogeographical concept
Examples of use of derive from
1. "Fundamentalism doesn‘t necessarily derive from sacred texts.
2. So what conclusions derive from all of the above?
3. Some of his problems derive from his bizarre management methods.
4. "Fundamentalism doesnt necessarily derive from a sacred text.
5. The conventions that govern America‘s racial discourse derive from the odious "one drop" rule.