derived

American  

[dih-rahyvd] / dɪˈraɪvd /

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.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of derive.

Other Word Forms

• self-derived adjective
• well-derived adjective

Etymology

Origin of derived

derive ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The group’s name is derived from an Indigenous term for North America.

From Los Angeles Times

The nanodots are created from molybdenum oxide, a compound derived from molybdenum.

From Science Daily

With additional tiers, the models show up to a twelve fold improvement on real AI workloads, including workloads derived from Meta's open source LLaMA model.

From Science Daily

Fifteen billion would be derived from food crops like corn, but much of the rest was to come from the development of cellulosic ethanol: fuel from wood chips, switch grass and the like.

From The Wall Street Journal

"In addition, when comparing our constraints with those derived and extrapolated from the early universe's CMB, we also agree well," said Chang.

From Science Daily