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derivatives

/dɪˈrɪvətɪvz/ /dəˈrɪvətɪvz/

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noun

Derivados

Something derived.

Examples :

"Many medications are derivatives of natural substances found in plants or fungi. "

Muchos medicamentos son derivados de sustancias naturales que se encuentran en plantas u hongos.

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noun

Derivado

A word that derives from another one.

Examples :

"Many English words, like "nation" and "national," are derivatives of the Latin word "natio." "

Muchas palabras inglesas, como "nation" y "national", son derivados de la palabra latina "natio".

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noun

Derivados

A financial instrument whose value depends on the valuation of an underlying asset; such as a warrant, an option etc.

Examples :

"The farmer used agricultural derivatives like wheat futures to protect himself from large price drops before his harvest was even ready. "

El agricultor utilizó derivados agrícolas como futuros de trigo para protegerse de las grandes caídas de precios incluso antes de que su cosecha estuviera lista.

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noun

Derivado

A chemical derived from another.

Examples :

"Many common cleaning products contain derivatives of petroleum. "

Muchos productos de limpieza comunes contienen derivados del petróleo.

chemistry compound substance

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noun

Derivada

The derived function of a function (the slope at a certain point on some curve f(x))

Examples :

"The derivatives of the cost function showed that increasing production by 10 units would slightly reduce the average cost per unit. "

Las derivadas de la función de costo mostraron que aumentar la producción en 10 unidades reduciría ligeramente el costo promedio por unidad.

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noun

Derivada

The value of this function for a given value of its independent variable.

Examples :

"The graph shows the derivatives (slopes) of the stock price function at different times, indicating how quickly the price was changing. "

El gráfico muestra las derivadas (pendientes) de la función del precio de las acciones en diferentes momentos, lo que indica la rapidez con la que el precio estaba cambiando.