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Derivate vs Derived - What's the difference?

derivate | derived |

As a noun derivate

is .

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 verb derived is

(derive).

derivate

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Derived; derivative.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something derived; a derivative.

    • Verb

    (derivat)
  • (obsolete) To derive.
    • ----

    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)