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derivation
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derivation
n.
source, origin; something that has been derived; act of deriving; (Grammar) process of making new words from a root word (ex: "painting from the word "paint")
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Derivation
Derivation may refer to:
- Derivation (abstract algebra), a unary function satisfying the Leibniz product law
- Derivation (linguistics)
- Formal proof or derivation, a sequence of sentences each of which is an axiom or follows from the preceding sentences in the sequence by a rule of inference
- Parse tree or concrete syntax tree, a tree that represents the syntactic structure of a string according to some formal grammar
- The creation of a derived row, in the twelve-tone musical technique
- An after-the-fact justification for an action, in the work of sociologist Vilfredo Pareto
- Derivative work, a concept in United States copyright law
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derivation
Noun
1. the source from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"
(hypernym) beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
(derivation) derive, come, descend
2. (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
(synonym) deriving, etymologizing
(hypernym) explanation, account
(derivation) derive
(classification) historical linguistics
3. a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
(hypernym) inference, illation
(derivation) deduce, infer, deduct, derive
4. (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer' from `sing'; `undo' from `do'
(hypernym) linguistic process
(derivation) derive
(classification) synchronic linguistics, descriptive linguistics
5. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
(synonym) ancestry, lineage, filiation
(hypernym) inheritance, hereditary pattern
(hyponym) breed, strain
(attribute) purebred
(derivation) derive, come, descend
6. drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
(hypernym) drawing, drawing off
7. drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
(hypernym) drawing, drawing off
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dérivation
nf.
diversion, derivation, deriving, drift, elicitation
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derivation
n.
derivace; původ
