Look up: derive

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   derive
   [Verb] To get something from somewhere, or to develop from it.
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   derive
   [v] - come from 2. [v] - obtain 3. [v] - come from 4. [v] - develop or evolve, esp. from a latent or potential state
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   Derive
   Definition (keystage 3) To find a formula or equation for something; the written-down working, which leads from things we already know, to the new formula, is called the derivation of that formula.
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   Derive
   De·rive' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Derived ; present participle & verbal noun Deriving .] [ French dériver , Latin derivare ; de- + rivus stream, brook. See Rival .] 1. To turn the course of, as water; to divert and distribute into subordinate channels; to diffuse; to co ...
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   Derive
   De·rive' intransitive verb To flow; to have origin; to descend; to proceed; to be deduced. Shak. « Power from heaven Derives , and monarchs rule by gods appointed.» Prior.
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   derive
   1. To turn the course of, as water; to divert and distribute into subordinate channels; to diffuse; to communicate; to transmit; followed by to, into, on, upon. 'For fear it [water] choke up the pits . . . They [the workman] derive it by other drains.' (Holland) 'Her due loves derived to that vile witch's share.' (Spenser) 'Derived to us by traditi ...
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   derive
   educe verb develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
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   derive
   come f descend verb come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; `She was descended from an old Italian noble family`; `he comes from humble origins`
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   derive
   verb obtain; `derive pleasure from one`s garden`
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    Derive
    The word `derive` may refer to: *A `derivation` (proof), in mathematics and logic, which is used to show that a statement is logically entailed by a set of hypothesis. *`DeriveTM`, a commercial computer algebra system made by Texas Instruments. *`Dérive`, the Situationist practice of drifting about a geographical space.
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    Dérive
    In philosophy, a `Dérive` is a French concept meaning an aimless walk, probably through city streets, that follows the whim of the moment. It is sometimes translated as a `drift`. French philosopher and Situationist Guy Debord used this idea to try and convince readers to revisit the way they looked at urban spaces. Rather than being prisoners to their daily route and routine, living in a complex city but treading the same path every day, he ur...
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    Derive
    • (v. i.) To flow; to have origin; to descend; to proceed; to be deduced. • (v. t.) To trace the origin, descent, or derivation of; to recognize transmission of; as, he derives this word from the Anglo-Saxon. • (v. t.) To obtain one substance from another by actual or theoretical substitution; as, to derive an organic acid from its c...
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