Derived vs Undefined - What's the difference?
derived | undefined |
(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
(derive)
Lacking a definition or value.
(mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation.
As adjectives the difference between derived and undefined
is that derived is (systematics) of, or pertaining to, conditions unique to the descendant species of a clade, and not found in earlier ancestral species while undefined is lacking a definition or value.As a verb derived
is (derive).derived
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Adjective
(en adjective)- 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
* apomorphyVerb
(head)undefined
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Adjective
(wikipedia undefined) (-)- The result of division by zero is undefined .