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Definition of Derivatives
1. derivative [n] - See also: derivative
Lexicographical Neighbors of Derivatives
Literary usage of Derivatives
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1887)
"THE study of isomeric naphthalene derivatives acquires importance from a variety
of considerations, notably, from the very close relationship of naphthalene ..."
2. An Introduction to the Study of the Compounds of Carbon; Or, Organic Chemistry by Ira Remsen (1910)
"The derivatives of the paraffins were classified as: — 1. ... Metallic derivatives.
The derivatives of the benzene hydrocarbons may be classified in the ..."
3. Introductory Treatise on Lie's Theory of Finite Continuous Transformation Groups by John Edward Campbell (1903)
"and so on, where in -n^, ... no derivatives of order higher than the second can
... We know how to express £ £,-, TT,-, in terms of W and its derivatives, ..."
4. Elements of Chemistry: Theoretical and Practical by William Allen Miller (1880)
"The formation of nitro-haloid derivatives from nitro-derivatives has been ...
A considerable number of nitro-haloid derivatives have been procured by ..."
5. Advanced Calculus: A Text Upon Select Parts of Differential Calculus by Edwin Bidwell Wilson (1912)
"Find the total differentials and hence obtain the derivatives of if and (x*)x
and &**). 50. derivatives of higher order. If the first derivatives be again ..."
6. Differential and Integral Calculus by Clyde Elton Love (1916)
"Geometric interpretation of partial derivatives. To keep y constant, say y = y^
in the ... The derivatives —, — are dx dy themselves functions of x and y, ..."