different between ancillary vs derivative

English

Etymology

From Latin ancill?ris (“ancillary; relating to maids”), from ancilla (“maid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æns??le?i?/
• Rhymes: -?l??i

Adjective

ancillary (comparative more ancillary, superlative most ancillary)

1. Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary

   Synonym: accessory

   • 1836, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature, Chapter 3:

     […] how easily he took all things along with him,—the persons, the opinions, and the day, and nature became ancillary to a man.

   • 1898, John Wesley Powell, Truth and Error, Chapter 7

     [E]very organ of the body, whatever function it may perform, must also perform the other four functions in an ancillary manner.

Translations

Noun

ancillary (plural ancillaries)

1. Something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter.
2. (archaic) An auxiliary.

Translations

References

• ancillary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• ancillary in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• ancillary at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Carlylian, cranially

English

Etymology

From Middle French dérivatif, from Latin d?r?v?tus, perfect passive participle of d?r?v? (“I derive”). Related with derive.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d????v?t?v/

Adjective

derivative (comparative more derivative, superlative most derivative)

1. Obtained by derivation; not radical, original, or fundamental.

2. Imitative of the work of someone else.
3. (law, copyright law) Referring to a work, such as a translation or adaptation, based on another work that may be subject to copyright restrictions.
4. (finance) Having a value that depends on an underlying asset of variable value.
5. Lacking originality.

Translations

Noun

derivative (plural derivatives)

1. Something derived.
2. (linguistics) A word that derives from another one.

   Synonyms: reflex, descendant

   Antonym: etymon

   Coordinate term: cognate

3. (finance) A financial instrument whose value depends on the valuation of an underlying asset; such as a warrant, an option etc.
4. (chemistry) A chemical derived from another.
5. (calculus) The derived function of a function (the slope at a certain point on some curve ${\displaystyle f(x)}$)

   The derivative of ${\displaystyle f:f(x)=x^{2}}$ is ${\displaystyle f':f'(x)=2x}$

6. (calculus) The value of this function for a given value of its independent variable.

   The derivative of ${\displaystyle f(x)=x^{2}}$ at x = 3 is ${\displaystyle f'(3)=2*3=6}$.

Synonyms

• (something derived): derivate, offshoot, spinoff
• (linguistics): derivate, derived word
• (finance): contingent claim
• (in analysis: function): derived function

Antonyms

• coincidental

Hyponyms

• (finance): option, warrant, swap, convertible security, convertible, convertible bond, credit default swap, credit line note, financial futures contract, financial future, total return swap.

Derived terms

Translations

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

derivative

1. inflection of derivativ:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

derivative

1. feminine plural of derivativo

Latin

Adjective

d?r?v?t?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of d?r?v?t?vus