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Interrelated vs Derived - What's the difference?

interrelated | derived |

As adjectives the difference between interrelated and derived

is that interrelated is having a mutual or reciprocal relation or parallelism; correlative while 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).

interrelated

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Having a mutual or reciprocal relation or parallelism; correlative.

    • Derived terms

    * interrelatedness

    Related terms

    * interrelate * interrelation

    References

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    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)