Derive
verb
To get from a source.
Energy can be derived from the sun.
Often appears as...
- derive pleasure
- derive satisfaction
verb
To obtain something from a certain source.
This theory is derived from an ancient philosophy.
Often appears as...
- derive from
- derive theory
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Academic
verb
To have roots in a specific source or origin.
The word 'derive' is derived from the Latin word 'derivare'.
Often appears as...
- derive from
- derive origin
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Academic
verb
In math, to find the derivative of a function or equation.
To solve the problem, we need to derive the equation.
Often appears as...
- derive equation
- derive function
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Technical
verb
To get from a source.
Energy can be derived from the sun.
Often appears as...
- derive pleasure
- derive satisfaction
verb
To obtain something from a certain source.
This theory is derived from an ancient philosophy.
Often appears as...
- derive from
- derive theory
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To have roots in a specific source or origin.
The word 'derive' is derived from the Latin word 'derivare'.
Often appears as...
- derive from
- derive origin
Usage tips
Academic
verb
In math, to find the derivative of a function or equation.
To solve the problem, we need to derive the equation.
Often appears as...
- derive equation
- derive function
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Practical Source
Emphasize on the actual source from which something is obtained or developed.
She derived her cooking skills from her grandmother.
Pro Tip 2/3Abstract Concepts
Can also refer to non-physical sources, like ideas or feelings.
He derives his happiness from helping others.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Context
Often used in a context where the outcome is advantageous or enjoyable.
Many people derive pleasure from listening to music.
Pro Tip 1/3Practical Source
Emphasize on the actual source from which something is obtained or developed.
She derived her cooking skills from her grandmother.
Pro Tip 2/3Abstract Concepts
Can also refer to non-physical sources, like ideas or feelings.
He derives his happiness from helping others.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Context
Often used in a context where the outcome is advantageous or enjoyable.
Many people derive pleasure from listening to music.
Pro Tip 1/3Practical Source
Emphasize on the actual source from which something is obtained or developed.
She derived her cooking skills from her grandmother.
Pro Tip 2/3Abstract Concepts
Can also refer to non-physical sources, like ideas or feelings.
He derives his happiness from helping others.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Context
Often used in a context where the outcome is advantageous or enjoyable.
Many people derive pleasure from listening to music.
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Destroying the Poetry of...
the world it's a whole other portfolio of things you're supposed to do the rituals that derive from it the rules that come down from revealed texts that's a whole other conversation than telling me that I'm experiencing an open door to God when I'm on a mountaintop I think those are two different things I
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How algorithms shape our...
teeth and it's with those teeth that I want to propose today that we rethink a little bit about the role of contemporary math not just financial math but math in general that it's transition from being something that we sort of extract and derive from the world to something that actually starts
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What is a gift economy?...
making dangerous canoe journeys across miles of ocean to exchange shell necklaces and arm bands. The items traded through this process, known as the kula ring, have no practical use, but derive importance from their original owners and carry an obligation to continue the exchange.
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The way we think about...
to derive the kinds of satisfactions from their work that we take for granted. The thing about science -- natural science -- is that we can spin fantastic theories about the cosmos, and have complete confidence that the cosmos is completely indifferent to our theories.
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How algorithms shape our...
and it's with those teeth that I want to propose today that we rethink a little bit about the role of contemporary math -- not just financial math, but math in general. That its transition from being something that we extract and derive from the world
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Bees Building Wax Nests...
their abdomen and derive it from honey combined with fat tropical stingless bees mix it with resin and build entrance tubes to their nest within the trunk of the tree these tubes often take bizarre shapes but they all have a nano entrance often
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The true story of 'true'...
truest, truly, truth, and untruth. But if we go in the other direction to look at the roots of true itself, we find even more relatives further up the family tree. The words trust, bethroth, and truce all derive from the same source as true,
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His Holiness the...
that had kept two types of people apart had collapsed and opened up a door for further communication. So I think that, in this way, it's always possible for us to derive something positive that can help us understand one another better.
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Why is there a "b" in...
and redouble, and doubloon. It turns out that if we look into their history, we can see that they both derive from the same Latin forms. The meaning of double, two, is reflected in a deep understanding of doubt. See, when we doubt,
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What does it take to...
basically giving insight into the history of the speakers so for example we have these two words that mean to fail and to raise in the modern version of the language they actually derive from older words that mean to try and to
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Destroying the Poetry of...
the world it's a whole other portfolio of things you're supposed to do the rituals that derive from it the rules that come down from revealed texts that's a whole other conversation than telling me that I'm experiencing an open door to God when I'm on a mountaintop I think those are two different things I
Video examples
How algorithms shape our...
teeth and it's with those teeth that I want to propose today that we rethink a little bit about the role of contemporary math not just financial math but math in general that it's transition from being something that we sort of extract and derive from the world to something that actually starts
Video examples
What is a gift economy?...
making dangerous canoe journeys across miles of ocean to exchange shell necklaces and arm bands. The items traded through this process, known as the kula ring, have no practical use, but derive importance from their original owners and carry an obligation to continue the exchange.
Video examples
The way we think about...
to derive the kinds of satisfactions from their work that we take for granted. The thing about science -- natural science -- is that we can spin fantastic theories about the cosmos, and have complete confidence that the cosmos is completely indifferent to our theories.
Video examples
How algorithms shape our...
and it's with those teeth that I want to propose today that we rethink a little bit about the role of contemporary math -- not just financial math, but math in general. That its transition from being something that we extract and derive from the world
Video examples
Bees Building Wax Nests...
their abdomen and derive it from honey combined with fat tropical stingless bees mix it with resin and build entrance tubes to their nest within the trunk of the tree these tubes often take bizarre shapes but they all have a nano entrance often
Video examples
The true story of 'true'...
truest, truly, truth, and untruth. But if we go in the other direction to look at the roots of true itself, we find even more relatives further up the family tree. The words trust, bethroth, and truce all derive from the same source as true,
Video examples
His Holiness the...
that had kept two types of people apart had collapsed and opened up a door for further communication. So I think that, in this way, it's always possible for us to derive something positive that can help us understand one another better.
Video examples
Why is there a "b" in...
and redouble, and doubloon. It turns out that if we look into their history, we can see that they both derive from the same Latin forms. The meaning of double, two, is reflected in a deep understanding of doubt. See, when we doubt,
Video examples
What does it take to...
basically giving insight into the history of the speakers so for example we have these two words that mean to fail and to raise in the modern version of the language they actually derive from older words that mean to try and to
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W. E. B. Du Bois
American Writer
From the day of its birth, the anomaly of slavery plagued a nation which asserted the equality of all men, and sought to derive powers of government from the consent of the governed. Within sound of the voices of those who said this lived more than half a million black slaves, forming nearly one-fifth of the population of a new nation.
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Eric Yuan
American Businessman
Numerous studies show that people derive more personal satisfaction and are more productive when they engage at a deeper level. In the past, we did that through live, in-person interactions, but it's more of a challenge for distributed workforces to maintain that level of engagement.
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Georg Simmel
German Sociologist
The deepest problems of modern life derive from the claim of the individual to preserve the autonomy and individuality of his existence in the face of overwhelming social forces, of historical heritage, of external culture, and of the technique of life.
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Rachel Cusk
Canadian Novelist
As it stands, motherhood is a sort of wilderness through which each woman hacks her way, part martyr, part pioneer; a turn of events from which some women derive feelings of heroism, while others experience a sense of exile from the world they knew.
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Kangana Ranaut
Indian Actress
I don't know if it is of any joy to humiliate people. No matter what, whether you're high in life or low in life, humiliation and such kinds of things should just be ignored. I don't derive any pleasure from running people down.
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Maria Montessori
Italian Educator
The teacher must derive not only the capacity, but the desire, to observe natural phenomena. The teacher must understand and feel her position of observer: the activity must lie in the phenomenon.
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Hippocrates
Greek Scientist
A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.
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George Washington
American President
We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
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Parvathy
Indian Actress
Cinema is very important to me. I derive a lot of strength from this art form, and I believe that it is very impactful socio-politically.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.
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W. E. B. Du Bois
American Writer
From the day of its birth, the anomaly of slavery plagued a nation which asserted the equality of all men, and sought to derive powers of government from the consent of the governed. Within sound of the voices of those who said this lived more than half a million black slaves, forming nearly one-fifth of the population of a new nation.
Quote examples
Eric Yuan
American Businessman
Numerous studies show that people derive more personal satisfaction and are more productive when they engage at a deeper level. In the past, we did that through live, in-person interactions, but it's more of a challenge for distributed workforces to maintain that level of engagement.
Quote examples
Georg Simmel
German Sociologist
The deepest problems of modern life derive from the claim of the individual to preserve the autonomy and individuality of his existence in the face of overwhelming social forces, of historical heritage, of external culture, and of the technique of life.
Quote examples
Rachel Cusk
Canadian Novelist
As it stands, motherhood is a sort of wilderness through which each woman hacks her way, part martyr, part pioneer; a turn of events from which some women derive feelings of heroism, while others experience a sense of exile from the world they knew.
Quote examples
Kangana Ranaut
Indian Actress
I don't know if it is of any joy to humiliate people. No matter what, whether you're high in life or low in life, humiliation and such kinds of things should just be ignored. I don't derive any pleasure from running people down.
Quote examples
Maria Montessori
Italian Educator
The teacher must derive not only the capacity, but the desire, to observe natural phenomena. The teacher must understand and feel her position of observer: the activity must lie in the phenomenon.
Quote examples
Hippocrates
Greek Scientist
A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.
Quote examples
George Washington
American President
We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
Quote examples
Parvathy
Indian Actress
Cinema is very important to me. I derive a lot of strength from this art form, and I believe that it is very impactful socio-politically.
Quote examples
Victor Hugo
French Author
It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.
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