derivatives

Finance

(noun)

An investment option valued at the performance of an underlying asset.

Related Terms

  • commercial paper
Business

(noun)

In finance, this is an investment option defined as being valued via the variable valuation of another asset.

Related Terms

  • foreclosures
  • credit crunch
  • leverage
  • monetary policy

Examples of derivatives in the following topics:

  • Higher Derivatives

    • The derivative of an already-differentiated expression is called a higher-order derivative.
    • The second derivative, or second order derivative, is the derivative of the derivative of a function.
    • Furthermore, the third derivative is the derivative of the derivative of the derivative of a function, which can be represented by $f'''(x)$.
    • This can continue as long as the resulting derivative is itself differentiable, with the fourth derivative, the fifth derivative, and so on.
    • Any derivative beyond the first derivative can be referred to as a higher order derivative.
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  • Nouns derived from Adjectives

  • Adjectives derived from Verbs

  • Adjectives derived from Nouns

  • Adjectives derived from Adjectives

  • Adjectives derived from Adverbs

  • Verbs derived from Verbs

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  • Microbiology
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