deriving
Tracing the source
Deriving is the present participle of derive, meaning to obtain or draw from a source.
You derive pleasure from a hobby, derive income from investments, or derive a conclusion from evidence.
In mathematics, deriving means finding the derivative of a function.
The word implies tracing something back to its origin: The word derives from Latin.
Conclusion from premises
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- logicScience of valid reasoning
- interpretationAssigned meaning
hypothesis · assumption · insight · judgment · implication · induction · generalization · rationale
Recognizing meaningful differences
- integralAntiderivative or crucial component
- calculusMathematical analysis system
- differentialRelative difference between things
- functionPurpose or duty
variable · theorem · proof · limit · polynomial · equation · coefficient · chain rule
Point of origin
- originStarting point or source
- emergenceComing into existence
- genesisPoint of creation
- beginningInitial stage of something
formation · development · stemming · arising · extraction · obtaining · procuring · generation
Family line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
pedigree · forebears · progenitors · roots · kinship · family · clan · dynasty
Determine by calculation
- formulaFixed method or notation
- equationMathematical equality assertion
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- estimationApproximate value judgment
quantification · measurement · approximation · computation · analysis · evaluation · solve · numerical
deduction
Conclusion from premises
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- logicScience of valid reasoning
interpretation · hypothesis · assumption · insight · judgment · implication · induction · generalization · rationale · surmise
differentiation
Recognizing meaningful differences
- integralAntiderivative or crucial component
- calculusMathematical analysis system
- differentialRelative difference between things
function · variable · theorem · proof · limit · polynomial · equation · coefficient · chain rule · gradient
source
Point of origin
beginning · formation · development · stemming · arising · extraction · obtaining · procuring · generation · production
ancestry
Family line of descent
bloodline · pedigree · forebears · progenitors · roots · kinship · family · clan · dynasty · inheritance
compute
Determine by calculation
- formulaFixed method or notation
- equationMathematical equality assertion
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
estimation · quantification · measurement · approximation · computation · analysis · evaluation · solve · numerical · reckoning
root
Underground absorbing structure
cognate · morpheme · prefix · suffix · stem · borrowing · loanword · word origin · linguistic · philology
- math operationsaddition, adding, subtraction, subtracting, multiplication
derivingcreating
Making something new
inventing · originating · innovating · generating · conceiving
derivingassuming
Accepting as true unverified
postulating · positing · asserting · presupposing · stipulating
derive, derived, derivative, derivation, derives, derivable, derivational, derivatives, derivations