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Derivation
ˌdɛrɪˈveɪʃn
Derivation definitions
noun
derivation
derivations
- the action of obtaining something from a source or origin
"the derivation of scientific laws from observation"
deriving induction deduction deducing inferring inference gathering gleaning drawing out extraction eliciting- the formation of a word from another word or from a root in the same or another language
- origin; extraction
"music of primarily Turkish derivation"
- something derived; a derivative
"a good dictionary includes derivations"
- the set of stages that link a sentence in a natural language to its underlying logical form
- the process of deducing a new formula, theorem, etc., from previously accepted statements
- a sequence of statements showing that a formula, theorem, etc., is a consequence of previously accepted statements