derivatize 

a slang term for finding the derivative of a function

Every problem on last night's homework required me to derivatize a function

derivatize by it's hip to be a square January 25, 2007

derivatize 

to take the derivative of

Person 1: Hey, how do you solve this?
Person 2: "3x^2 + 5x +1"?
Person 1: Yeah
Person 2: Well, if you derivatize it, you get "6x + 5".

derivatize by ThatGuyDefiningThings August 28, 2010

derivative drivel 

Nonsensical and cumbersome discussion using arguments mostly derived from other people's work with little to no real understanding of the context.

Don't bore me with your derivative drivel on the subject you know very little about

derivative drivel by coldplasma January 15, 2017

Derivative Disease 

The deindustrialization of a nation's economy that occurs when Wall Street financiers use fictitious capital to finance highly leveraged speculative investments of astronomically high risk that simultaneously devalue the nation's currency and destroy its productive capacity by stifling credit to the real economy.

Those fuckers on Wall Street have plundered our booty and given us all a scorching case of derivative disease

Derivative Disease by kiwi_david June 2, 2010

polymeric falcighol derivation 

A complex algorithm that is often associated with the Marina Web (Level 5 Web); needed to access said web. The Marina Web is the deepest part of the internet and is only rumored to exist. (It has been said that 80% of the Internet exists here.) It has been called the "Vatican Secret Archives" of the web. Containing archives of Historical documents, Government secrets, plans, records, ETC... However the computing power/knowledge needed to process and compute the algorithm is quantum computing. Which is still in its early stages and takes use of the quantum-mechanical phenomena. Many often write it off as a hoax however no evidence proofing or dis-proofing exists. An anomaly was discovered by super deep web scans in the early 2000's.

The Polymeric Falcighol Derivation is a quantum algorithm used for quantum computing.

polymeric falcighol derivation by 11.3500° N, 142.2000° E February 24, 2015

financial derivative 

(FINANCE) a financial instrument whose value is tied to something else; for example,

* a futures contract (future)

* an option

* a swap

In each of these examples, the value of the derivative is related in some way to the price of something else. When the market price of (say) an ounce of gold goes from $1000/oz to $1050/oz, the return to the owner of 1 oz. of actual gold is 5%. But for the owner of a call option or a future, the return is much, much greater than that.

A derivative can be used to multiply risk AND potential profits to speculators; but it can be used for the counterparty to minimize risk by locking in prices, or by hedging against risk.

The economic crisis of 2008 has really focused attention on the financial derivative market.

financial derivative by Abu Yahya April 5, 2010

Derivatives 

Why I'm failing AP Calculus right now.

Quiz: Find the derivatives of the following.

#1: e^(-2coscsc4x)(4pitan/-7secx)^cos6x.

Me: *blank stare*

Derivatives by Sid Barrett December 9, 2008