derive
verb (used with object)
to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed byfrom ).
underivable
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a word derived from
derive.
Example Sentences
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All these are of a psychical nature, immaterial, and underivable from the material.
From Naturalism And Religion by Rudolf Otto
In all vital processes we must reckon with a “physiological x,” which cannot be eliminated, which gives to life its unique and underivable character.
From Naturalism And Religion by Rudolf Otto
On the other hand, both the above illustrations afford evidence of an unconscious perception of the facts, and prove the existence of a direct knowledge underivable from any sensual impression or from consciousness.
From Unconscious Memory by Samuel Butler
If underivable from, or irreconcilable with, known laws, it is a mere conjecture or prejudice.
From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Carveth Read
The non-living and the inorganic are also underivable as to their individual stages, and the leap from the inorganic to the organic is simply much greater than that from attraction in general to chemical affinity.
From Naturalism And Religion by Rudolf Otto
