derivative

derivado, poco original

Tomado o desarrollado a partir de otra cosa, en lugar de ser nuevo u original.

En inglés sencillo: Taken or developed from something else, rather than being new or original.

• The film feels derivative.
• Her early paintings were derivative of older artists' work.
• Critics called the novel entertaining but highly derivative.

Cómo se usa: derivative of something (His style is derivative of earlier crime writers.)

Sinónimos: unoriginal, imitative, derived

Antónimos: original

Expresiones frecuentes: derivative work, derivative style, highly derivative

derivado

Algo obtenido de otra cosa, especialmente una sustancia química producida al modificar otra.

En inglés sencillo: Something made from another thing, especially a chemical made by changing another chemical.

• This compound is a sugar derivative.
• The laboratory tested three derivatives of the original substance.
• Some oil derivatives are used to make plastics.

Cómo se usa: a derivative of something (This medicine contains a derivative of a natural plant chemical.)

Sinónimos: derived product

Expresiones frecuentes: a chemical derivative, a derivative of something, an oil derivative

derivada

Función matemática que indica la rapidez con que cambia otra función en cada punto.

En inglés sencillo: A mathematical function that shows how fast another function changes at each point.

• Find the derivative of this function.
• The derivative describes how quickly the curve rises or falls.
• We calculated first and second derivatives in class.

Cómo se usa: the derivative of a function (The derivative of this function is constant.); derivative with respect to a variable (Find the derivative with respect to time.)

Sinónimos: derived function

Expresiones frecuentes: first derivative, calculate the derivative, derivative of something

derivada

Número que indica la rapidez con que cambia una función matemática en un punto concreto.

En inglés sencillo: The number showing how fast a mathematical function changes at one particular point.

• The derivative here is positive.
• At the highest point, the derivative equals zero.
• What is the derivative of this function at three?

Cómo se usa: the derivative at + point (The derivative at this point is zero.)

Sinónimos: instantaneous rate of change

Expresiones frecuentes: derivative at zero, a positive derivative, a negative derivative