plural of shareholders' derivative action

(US, law) A lawsuit brought on behalf of a corporation by a shareholder in that corporation, against a third party usually an insider of the corporation, such as an executive officer or director.

(singular only) A particular operator that, when applied to a function f yields a function x↦(f(x))/(f'(x))-3/2((f(x))/(f'(x)))² / (countable) Any image of that operator.

Alternative form of dermo-

Bone derived from intramembranous ossification, defining essential components of the vertebrate skeleton including the skull, jaws, gills, fins, and exoskeleton.

prediction market

(dated, 1800s) Alternative form of derringer (“pistol”)

Alternative form of roller derby, particularly in its pre-2001 incarnation.

One of the administrative divisions of Pakistan

A city in central Pakistan. / The district in Pakistan which has this city as its capital.