Meaning & use
deriving
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Obtaining or receiving something, especially a conclusion, word origin, or feeling, from a specified source.
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She is deriving great satisfaction from her new job.
The linguist explained how the term was deriving from an old Latin root.
A note on using this word
The present participle of 'derive,' commonly used in etymology, mathematics, and chemistry to describe tracing an origin or working out a result.
Words with a similar meaning
obtainingextracting
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Working out a mathematical result from known formulas or premises.
The students spent the lecture deriving the quadratic formula.
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