derivation

der·i·va·tion  (dr-vshn)

n.

1. The act or process of deriving.

2. The state or fact of being derived; originating: a custom of recent derivation.

3. Something derived; a derivative.

4. The form or source from which something is derived; an origin.

5. The historical origin and development of a word; an etymology.

6. Linguistics

a. The process by which words are formed from existing words or bases by adding affixes, as singer from sing or undo from do, by changing the shape of the word or base, as song from sing, or by adding an affix and changing the pronunciation of the word or base, as electricity from electric.

b. A linguistic description of the process of word formation.

c. In generative linguistics, the process by which a surface structure is generated from a deep structure.

d. A formal representation or description of the series of ordered linguistic rules and operations that generate a surface structure from a deep structure.

7. Logic & Mathematics A logical or mathematical process indicating through a sequence of statements that a result such as a theorem or a formula necessarily follows from the initial assumptions.

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deri·vation·al adj.

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derivation

Noun

the origin or descent of something, such as a word

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	derivation - the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation" origin, source, root, rootage, beginning - the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"
	2.	derivation - (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase deriving, etymologizing diachronic linguistics, diachrony, historical linguistics - the study of linguistic change; "the synchrony and diachrony of language" explanation, account - a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account"
	3.	derivation - a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions illation, inference - the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
	4.	derivation - (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation; "`singer' from `sing' or `undo' from `do' are examples of derivations" descriptive linguistics - a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments eponymy - the derivation of a general name from that of a famous person linguistic process - a process involved in human language
	5.	derivation - inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline ancestry, filiation, lineage hereditary pattern, inheritance - (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents descent, extraction, origin - properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins" bloodline, pedigree - ancestry of a purebred animal
	6.	derivation - drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body drawing off, drawing - act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source; "the drawing of water from the well"
	7.	derivation - drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation drawing off, drawing - act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source; "the drawing of water from the well"
	8.	derivation - the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin human action, human activity, act, deed - something that people do or cause to happen

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derivation

noun origin, source, basis, beginning, root, foundation, descent, ancestry, genealogy, etymology

Translations

derivation [dɛrɪˈveɪʃən] n → derivación f

derivation [dɛrɪˈveɪʃən] n → dérivation f

derivation [dɛrɪˈveɪʃən] n → Ableitung f

derivation [dɛrɪˈveɪʃən] n → derivazione f