Phrase guide

derived function

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: calculus, mathematics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: derivative, differential coefficient, differential, first derivative

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning

Narrower terms: curvature, partial derivative, partial

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ածանցյալ (acancʻyal) — calculus: a function
  • Asturian: derivada — calculus: a function
  • Bulgarian: производна (proizvodna) — calculus: a function
  • Catalan: derivada — calculus: a function
  • Chinese Mandarin: 導函數 /导函数 (dǎohánshù) — calculus: a function
  • Czech: derivace — calculus: a function
  • Esperanto: derivaĵo — calculus: a function
  • Finnish: derivaattafunktio — calculus: a function
  • French: fonction dérivée — calculus: a function
  • Galician: derivada — calculus: a function
  • German: Ableitung — calculus: a function
  • Greek: παράγωγος (parágogos) — calculus: a function
  • Hebrew: נגזרת (nigzéret) — calculus: a function
  • Hungarian: derivált függvény — calculus: a function
  • Icelandic: afleiða — calculus: a function
  • Italian: derivata — calculus: a function
  • Japanese: 導関数 (dōkansū) — calculus: a function
  • Khmer: ដេរីវេ (deeriivei) — calculus: a function
  • Lithuanian: išvestinė — calculus: a function
  • Māori: pārōnaki — calculus: a function
  • Polish: pochodna — calculus: a function
  • Polish: funkcja pochodna — calculus: a function
  • Portuguese: função derivada — calculus: a function
  • Romanian: funcție derivată — calculus: a function
  • Romanian: derivată — calculus: a function
  • Russian: производная фу́нкция (proizvodnaja fúnkcija) — calculus: a function
  • Slovene: odvod — calculus: a function
  • Spanish: función derivada — calculus: a function
  • Spanish: derivada — calculus: a function
  • Swedish: derivata — calculus: a function
  • Swedish: deriverad funktion — calculus: a function
  • Turkish: türev — calculus: a function
  • Turkish: türev fonksiyonu — calculus: a function
  • Vietnamese: đạo hàm — calculus: a function