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Derived vs Consist - What's the difference?

derived | consist |

As verbs the difference between derived and consist

is that derived is (derive) while consist is (obsolete|intransitive) to exist, to be.

As an adjective derived

is (systematics) of, or pertaining to, conditions unique to the descendant species of a clade, and not found in earlier ancestral species.

As a noun consist is

(rail transport) a lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit.

derived

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (systematics) Of, or pertaining to, conditions unique to the descendant species of a clade, and not found in earlier ancestral species.
  • (comparable, archaic, taxonomy) Possessing features believed to be more advanced or improved than those other organisms.
  • product of derivation
    • The French language is derived from Latin.

    Usage notes

    Modern systematics proscribes use of derived'' to mean "advanced", preferring to use ''derived to simply mean "changed from the ancestral state" without an evaluation of quality.

    See also

    * apomorphy

    Verb

    (head)
  • (derive)

    • consist

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) consister, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To exist, to be.
  • *, II.15:
  • *:Why doe they cover with so many lets, one over another, those parts where chiefly consisteth our pleasure and theirs?
  • To be comprised or contained (in).
  • To be composed, formed, or made up (of).
  • * {{quote-book, year=1913, author=
    • , chapter=6, title= Lord Stranleigh Abroad , passage=The men resided in a huge bunk house, which consisted of one room only, with a shack outside where the cooking was done. In the large room were a dozen bunks?; half of them in a very dishevelled state,
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author=(Timothy Garton Ash)
    • , volume=189, issue=6, page=18, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Where Dr Pangloss meets Machiavelli , passage=Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe. Some call it geoeconomics, but it's geopolitics too. The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements.}}
    Synonyms
    * (be composed of) comprise
    Derived terms
    * consist in
    Related terms
    * consistence * consistency * consistent

    Etymology 2

    From (consist) (verb).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rail transport) A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit.
    • The train's consist included a baggage car, four passenger cars, and a diner.
    Synonyms
    * (rail transport) rake

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    Anagrams

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