English Dictionary

derivative

/dɪˈɹɪvətɪv/

adj

Obtained by derivation; not radical, original, or fundamental. / Imitative of the work of someone else.

The derivative function is used to find the rate of change of a function at a specific point.

意味（1）

Obtained by derivation; not radical, original, or fundamental.

a derivative conveyance

意味（2）

Imitative of the work of someone else.

No, I really felt it was very derivative. To me it it looked like it was straight out of Diane Arbus, but it had none of the wit.

意味（3）

(law, copyright law) Referring to a work, such as a translation or adaptation, based on another work that may be subject to copyright restrictions.

意味（4）

(finance) Having a value that depends on an underlying asset of variable value.

意味（5）

Lacking originality.

People started talking about the pandemic as if it were itself a television show; as the second wave hit last fall, they griped about the derivative writing on Covid Season 2.