(calculus, mathematical analysis) Given a real or complex function f, the ratio of the value of the derivative to the value of the function, (f')/f, regarded as a function.

plural of Boolean derivative

(calculus) A differential operator which acts on a differential k-form to yield a differential (k+1)-form, unless the k-form is a pseudoscalar, in which case it yields 0.

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.

(In the SI system of units) Any unit derived from one of the seven base units of length (meter), mass (kilogram), time (second), electric current (ampere), thermodynamic temperature (kelvin), amount of substance (mole) and luminous intensity (candela).

(calculus) Of a function, another function, the value of which for any value of the independent variable is the instantaneous rate of change of the given function at that value of the independent variable.

plural of derived group

plural of derived subgroup

The subgroup of a specified group generated by the larger group's commutators.