What are derivatives (and why are they called that)? A derivative is a contract that derives its value and risk from a particular security (like a stock or commodity)—hence the name derivative.

A weather derivative is a financial instrument that hedges against the risk of weather-related losses.

This study presents two main theses: (1) that distinguishing 'primitive' from 'derivative' forms and functions can be accomplished in a linguistic description by a base containing two types of rewrite ...

An interest-rate derivative is a broad term for a derivative contract, such as a futures, option, or swap, that has an interest rate as its underlying asset.

Anthony P. Morse, Dini Derivatives of Continuous Functions, Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Feb., 1954), pp. 126-130 ...

Google has added a bunch of examples to the potentialAction.mathExpression-input section of the Math Solver help documentation. These examples explain how to handle derivatives, integrals, and ...