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Plural of derivative

regular plural

The plural of derivative is derivatives.

Forms of derivative

Singularderivative /dɪˈɹɪvətɪv/
Pluralderivatives
Countablecountable

Derivatives in a sentence

  • In Elvish, nasal infixion is a frequent means of forming derivatives from roots.From the entry infixion
  • The Jacobian matrix has partial derivatives as its entries.From the entry jacobian
  • They pushed the envelope on pricing derivatives.From the entry push the envelope
  • The alkaloids cytisine and sparteine are derivatives of quinolizidine.From the entry quinolizidine
  • Derivatives can refer to anything that is derived from something else, but here they refer specifically to functions that give the slope of the tangent line to a curve.From the entry here

Meaning of derivative

  1. adjective Obtained by derivation; not radical, original, or fundamental.
  2. adjective Imitative of the work of someone else.
  3. adjective Referring to a work, such as a translation or adaptation, based on another work that may be subject to copyright restrictions.

Full definition of derivative

Questions about the plural of derivative

What is the plural of derivative?
The plural of derivative is derivatives.
Is derivative countable?
Derivative is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: derivative (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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