derivation

1 the source from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"

2 (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase [syn: deriving, etymologizing]

3 a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions

4 (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer' from `sing'; `undo' from `do'

5 inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline [syn: ancestry, lineage, filiation]

6 drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body

7 drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation

English

Pronunciation

• /ˌdɛrəˈveɪʃən/

• Rhymes with: -eɪʃǝn

Noun

1. A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.
2. The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence.
3. The act of tracing origin or descent, as in grammar or genealogy; as, the derivation of a word from an Indo-European root.
4. The state or method of being derived; the relation of origin when established or asserted.
5. That from which a thing is derived.
6. That which is derived; a derivative; a deduction.
7. The operation of deducing one function from another according to some fixed law, called the law of derivation, as the of differentiation or of integration.
8. A drawing of humors or fluids from one part of the body to another, to relieve or lessen a morbid process.

Translations

• Dutch: afleiding
• Panjabi: ਵਿਉਤਪੱਤੀ

Related terms

• derive
• derived
• derivative

Derivation may mean:

• Differential algebra
• Derivation (abstract algebra)
• Derivation (linguistics)
• Derivation (logic) -- another name for a mathematical proof because the results are derived from the basic rules of the language used.

Derivation may also refer to:

• Parse tree
• The creation of a derived row, in the twelve-tone musical technique
• An after-the-fact justification for an action, in the work of sociologist Vilfredo Pareto

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