Derivative synonyms
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derived from
not original
Formed from a model; reproducing the qualities of an original or another
Produced using plagiarism
Lacking originality; trite.
(Of a dealer) dealing in such merchandise
not fundamental
(Of a disease or trait) passed from a parent to offspring in the genes
Derived or capable of being derived by inference.
coming from
obtained from
(in combination) That has been transmitted in a specific manner.
Gained by one's own efforts.
Of or pertaining to derivation; relating to that which is derived.
secondary (related)
Possessing some quality, or having been subject to some operation (as substitution), in the second degree; as, a secondary salt, a secondary amine, etc. Compare primary.
epiphenomenal
(Philosophy, psychology) Of or pertaining to a mental process which occurs only as an incidental effect of electrical or chemical activity in the brain or nervous system.
Of or pertaining to an etiology.
A sudden visit or attack; an onslaught:
etiology
The cause or origin of a disease, condition, or constellation of symptoms or signs, as determined by medical diagnosis or research.
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fluxion
(Archaic) Differential calculus.
Derivation.
Anything that branches off, or derives from, a main source; specif., a shoot or stem growing laterally from the main stem of a plant
A result; consequence; development
The ancestry of a domesticated animal, especially a dog or horse. [from 17th c.]
Provenance is defined as the place where something originally came or began, or a record tracing the ownership history of certain items that helps to confirm their authenticity and value.
inventive (antonym)
Of, relating to, or characterized by invention.
original (antonym)
Showing a marked departure from previous practice; new:
unique (antonym)
The definition of unique is one of a kind.
unborrowed (antonym)
Not borrowed.
source (antonym)
A person or thing from which something comes into being or is derived or obtained:
root (antonym)
The usually underground portion of a plant that lacks buds, leaves, or nodes and serves as support, draws minerals and water from the surrounding soil, and sometimes stores food.
invention (antonym)
The power of inventing; ingenuity or creativity
(Systematics) Of, or pertaining to, conditions unique to the descendant species of a clade, and not found in earlier ancestral species.
A secondary or additional product; something produced, as in the course of a manufacture, in addition to the principal product.
(Literally) One who is the progeny a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.
Something derived from an earlier work, such as a television show starring a character who had a popular minor role in another show.
kin (related)
Related by blood or marriage, akin. Generally used in "kin to".
(Calculus) Of a function, another function, the value of which for any value of the independent variable is the instantaneous rate of change of the given function at that value of the independent variable.
(Mathematics) An infinitesimal increment in a variable.
the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
noncreative
Not creative.
nongerminal
unpregnant
Not pregnant.
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