derivative

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Antisemitism and its derivative tropes have been constant throughout history, appearing in some form in nearly every society in which Jews have lived since antiquity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Paul Grewal: Prediction markets are a type of derivative contract and derivatives have been regulated by the federal government going on many, many decades now.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

That may sound too derivative for some, but Sokolov, known for his outlandish Russian-language action-comedies “Why Don’t You Just Die!” and “No Looking Back,” brings a truly wacky sensibility to his first English-language feature.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

With prices of derivative products such as jet fuel and liquefied natural gas also affected, the economic fallout is already percolating down—even for energy exporters such as the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

L’Hôpital’s rule states that the value of the fraction was equal to the derivative of the top expression divided by the derivative of the bottom expression.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife