derived

[ dih-rahyvd ]

adjective

1. received, obtained, or arising from a particular source or in a particular way:

   The relationship between the root word and the derived form is often metaphorical.

   With ingredients that are 100% naturally derived, we can proudly say our lotion is vegan, cruelty-free, and ecofriendly.

2. dependent on or generated by something more basic; secondary:

   The demand for a piece of capital equipment is a derived demand, as it stems directly from the demand for whatever it helps to produce.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of derive ( def ).

Other Words From

• self-de·rived adjective
• well-de·rived adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of derived¹

derive ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

To solve this, we need to remember some familiar elementary divisibility shortcuts, from which I’ve derived more specific rules for solving this puzzle.

From Quanta Magazine

By building applications that use sensors and other connected technologies as a foundation, organizations can derive real-world value from data and find new, creative ways to make the world better.

From MIT Technology Review

The startups are attacking every link in the supply chain, from manufacturing clothes with recycled materials to making dyes without petroleum-derived chemicals to creating biodegradable packaging.

From Fortune

If this tactic derives at least part of its power from the fact that we infer what people are like based on their families, it suggests our psychology is significantly genetically determined.

From Nautilus

The group derived their number from the full catalog of exoplanet discoveries made by the Kepler space telescope from 2009 to 2018.

From Singularity Hub 

The name Easter may, or may not, be derived from the Sumerian goddess Inanna, or Ishtar—the source of the Hebrew name Esther.

From The Daily Beast

He derived enormous satisfaction from some customers choosing to base the rest of their wardrobe around his socks.

From The Daily Beast

In recent years, mindfulness meditation, which is derived from Buddhist Vipassana techniques, has exploded in popularity.

From The Daily Beast

Schwend apparently retained one-third of the profits derived from the sale of the counterfeit money.

From The Daily Beast

The term “gestation,” for instance, is derived from the Latin verb gestāre, used to describe a mammal carrying a burden.

From The Daily Beast

Acetone is derived from decomposition of diacetic acid, and this in turn from beta-oxybutyric acid by oxidation.

From Project Gutenberg

The nature both of this substance and the antecedent substance from which it is derived is not known.

From Project Gutenberg

Fat-droplets are most frequently derived from unclean bottles or oiled catheters.

From Project Gutenberg

The wish to go to heaven without dying is, as I know, a motive derived from child-life.

From Project Gutenberg

Soon, dark-brown granules derived from the hemoglobin of the corpuscle make their appearance within it.

From Project Gutenberg