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DERIVATIVES

"DERIVATIVES" is a plural of: derivative.

Date "DERIVATIVES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1790. (references)


Specialty Definition: DERIVATIVES

DomainDefinition

Energy

A specialized security orcontract that has no intrinsic overall value, but whose value is basedon an underlying security or factor as an index. A generic term that,in the energy field, may include options, futures, forwards, etc. (references)

Statistics

A specialised security or contract that has no intrinsic overall value, but whose value is based on an underlying security or factor as an index. A generic term that, in the energy field, may include options, futures, forwards, etc. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: DERIVATIVES

English words defined with "DERIVATIVES": AeCapric, Catechuic, Chloranil, Conylene, CroceinDiazotize, differential, DipropargylGlycideHeterology, Hydrocarbostyril-ideIndogenide, Indol, Indophenol, IsatinMes-, Methyl violetNaphthalene red, Naphthalene yellow, Naphthalenic, Naphthoic, Naphthylamine, Nicotidine, Nitraniline, Nitrophnol, NitroquinolOctyl-olOrcin, Oxalyl, Oxybenzoic, OxytoluenePentamethylene, Pentyl, Phenol acid, Phenyl, Phenylene, Phosphonic, Phosphonium, Picamar, Piperylene, Propidene, purine, PyrrolQuinoxaline, QuinoxylSafranine, Stycerin, Styryl, SuccinylTartro-, Tartronyl, Tautomerism, Tetramethylene, Tetrazo-, Thienyl, Thionaphthene, Thiophene, Thioxene, Toluidine, Toluric, Tolylene, TropaeolinUpright drill, UreideValeryl, ViridineXenylic, Xylenol. (references)
Specialty definitions using "DERIVATIVES": Atropine DerivativesErgotamine DerivativesMorphine Derivativesrotary derivativesScopolamine Derivatives. (references)
Etymologies containing "DERIVATIVES": Deft. (references)

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Commercial Usage: DERIVATIVES

DomainTitle

References

  • The 2000 Import and Export Market for Acyclic Alcohols and Halogenated Derivatives in Africa (reference)

  • The 2003 World Market Forecasts for Imported Acyclic Alcohols and Halogenated Derivatives (reference)

  • The 2003-2008 World Outlook for Chicken and Derivatives Standard Crisps (reference)

  • The 2000 Import and Export Market for Phenols, Phenol-alcohol, and Halogenated Derivatives in The Middle East (reference)

  • The 2002 World Forecasts of Alcohols, Phenols, Phenol-Alcohols, and Derivatives Export Supplies (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • A comparative study of Dravidian noun derivatives (reference)

  • Derivatives of the Prosencephalon: Diencephalon and Telencephalon (reference)

  • Managing and Disclosing Risks of Investing in Derivatives (reference)

  • Chemistry and Biology of Pteridines: Pteridines and Folic Acid Derivatives (reference)

  • Recent Developments in the Synthesis of Fatty Acid Derivatives (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  • Methanol & Derivatives Monthly Business Report And Fax Alert (reference)

  • Official Handbook Of World Stock Derivatives And Commodity Exchanges (reference)

  • Acrylonitrile And Derivatives Monthly Report (reference)

  • Derivatives & Hedging (reference)

  • Derivatives And Financial Instruments (reference)

    (more periodical examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: DERIVATIVES

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

"Visual Derivatives, Part 1" by Tom Tredon. Calculus teachers: click on Edit inside DPGraph for an explanation.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Historic Usage: DERIVATIVES

AuthorDateQuotation

Treaty of Versailles

1919

Germany accords the following options for the delivery of coal and derivatives of coal to the undermentioned signatories of the present Treaty. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: DERIVATIVES

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Drugs such as amphetamines and thyroid derivatives are unsafe and unapproved. (references)

FFP contains the major plasma proteins, including the labile coagulation factors (V and VIII), but in clinical practice other blood components or derivatives usually provide greater efficacy. (references)

Fibric acid derivatives decrease triglycerides and increased HDL-C. One fibric acid derivative, gemfibrozil, has been associated with reduced risk of CHD in patients with mixed hyperlipidemia and low HDL levels. (references)

Business

Imports of polyethylene consisting of low-density, high density and derivatives. (references)

German manufacturers are also offering derivatives of SUVs, such as the BMW MX5, a mixture between a station Wagon and an off-road vehicle. (references)

Also indicated in the statistics above, opportunities can be found in the areas of glycols (ethylene derivatives) and many types of synthetic rubber. (references)

Economic History

Nicaragua

TEXACO CARIBBEAN, sales of petroleum derivatives. (references)

Malaysia

Foreigners may trade in securities and derivatives. (references)

Morocco

Citrus fruit and phosphates and its derivatives led export growth. (references)

Political Economy

Turkmenistan

Gas, oil and gas derivatives, and cotton account for almost all of the country's export revenues. (references)

Suriname

The country's population is approximately 450,000, and the economy depends heavily on the export of bauxite derivatives. (references)

NICARAGUA

The importation of crude or partially-refined petroleum, liquid gas, and other petroleum derivatives were also exempted from some taxes. (references)

Trade

Singapore

It is a leading world foreign exchange trading center and trader in derivatives. (references)

Qatar

Additionally, in accordance with Islamic laws and traditions, pork and pork derivatives are not allowed into Qatar. (references)

Spain

The system includes credit, stock and money markets, and specific markets for derivatives (options and futures based on different assets). (references)

Travel

Qatar

In accordance with Islamic laws and regulations, pork and pork derivatives are not allowed to be brought into Qatar. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: DERIVATIVES

"DERIVATIVES" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "DERIVATIVES" is used about 307 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (plural)100%30716,496

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: DERIVATIVES

Expressions using "DERIVATIVES": Atropine Derivatives Ergotamine Derivatives Fibric Acid Derivatives Morphine Derivatives OTC derivatives market Phenothiazine Derivatives rotary derivatives Scopolamine Derivatives stability derivatives Valproic Acid and Derivatives Valproic Acid Derivatives. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "DERIVATIVES": fall-derivatives.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: DERIVATIVES

Language Translations for "DERIVATIVES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

derivater, afledede stoffer. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

derivatives, derivans, revulsivum. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

johdannaiset. (various references)

   

French

  

dérivatifs, révulsifs, produits dérivés. (various references)

   

German

  

Ableitungen (derivations). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

παροχετευτικός. (various references)

   

Italian

  

decongestionanti, strumenti derivati, revulsivi. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

erivativesday

   

Portuguese

  

derivativos, repulsivos. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

derivados, instrumentos derivados. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

derivatmarknad (derivatives market), marknad för privata derivattransaktioner (privately negotiated derivatives market), marknad för icke börsnoterade derivatinstrument (OTC derivatives market), att beräkna avvikelsederivatan (to calculate the error derivatives). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: DERIVATIVES

Derivations

Words ending with "DERIVATIVES": antiderivatives, nonderivatives. (additional references)


Misspellings

"DERIVATIVES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: derivatise, derivativ, derivativs, derivatize, derivatized, derivitive, derivitives, dirivative, drivative, servatives. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "DERIVATIVES"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "DERIVATIVES" (pronounced deri"vutivz)
6-v u t i v zconservatives, neoconservatives, preservatives.
5-u t i v zadditives, alternatives, cooperatives, executives, expletives, fixatives, fugitives, imperatives, initiatives, laxatives, narratives, negatives, operatives, palliatives, positives, prerogatives, preventatives, relatives, representatives, superlatives.
4-t i v zactives, adjectives, captives, collectives, contraceptives, detectives, directives, disincentives, electives, incentives, locomotives, motives, natives, objectives, octaves, perspectives.
3-i v zabrasives, adhesives, exclusives, explosives, offensives, olives, progressives, subversives.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: DERIVATIVES

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-i-i-r-s-t-v-v"

-1 letter: derivative.

-2 letters: advertise, derivates, dietaries, revisited, varieties.

-3 letters: aversive, derisive, derivate, deviates, ideative, readiest, sedative, seriated, siderite, steadier, verities, vetivers, vivaries, vividest.

-4 letters: adverse, adverts, advisee, adviser, aeriest, airiest, aridest, astride, averted, dairies, datives, dearest, dearies, deities, derates, derives, deviate, deviser, diaries, diarist, diaster, diester, dieters, dirties, disrate, ditsier, diverse, diverts, divvies, evaders, evasive.

 Words containing the letters "a-d-e-e-i-i-r-s-t-v-v"
 

+3 letters: derivativeness, nonderivatives.

 

+4 letters: antiderivatives, overadvertising.

 

+5 letters: derivativenesses.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Photo Album
5. Quotations: Historic
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Usage Frequency
8. Expressions
9. Translations: Modern
10. Derivations
11. Rhymes
12. Anagrams
13. Bibliography


  

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