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derived

[dih-rahyvd] / dɪˈraɪvd /
ADJECTIVE
derivative
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His channel, Aeris Rimor -- roughly derived from the Latin for Searcher of the Skies -- is one of dozens sending real-time messages about incoming drones and missiles.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

These catalogs are designed to make specialized scientific investigations easier by organizing and enhancing information derived from the main survey data.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

He runs his business by the “humanistic capitalism” he derived from ancient philosophers whose names he casually drops in conversation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

"Instead of soil, we pack these containers with a specialized coco-peat substrate derived entirely from coconut husk. We then integrate a highly precise drip-irrigation and fogging system to control micro-climates."

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Even the 2,500-year-old Greek idea of an axiomatic geometry—a few self-evident axioms being assumed, and from them the theorems being derived by logic alone—is not being effectively taught in secondary school.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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