What is the meaning of derived?

verb

  • Reason by deduction; establish by deduction.
  • Obtain.
    • usage: "derive pleasure from one's garden"
  • Come from.
    • usage: "The present name derives from an older form"
  • Develop or evolve from a latent or potential state.
  • Come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example.
    • usage: "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"

adjective

  • Formed or developed from something else; not original. "the belief that classes and organizations are secondary and derived- John Dewey
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