derivation

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++der·i·va·tion /ˌderəˈveɪʃən/ AWL noun  [countable, uncountable +of] technicalCOME FROM/ORIGINATE the origin of something, especially a word 〔尤指词语的〕起源，出处

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derivation• To determine the derivation of a sentence it is necessary to use a parsing algorithm.• What is the derivation of the word "redshirt"?• The inductivist account requires the derivation of universal statements from singular statements by induction.• The left-handed side of the figure refers to the derivation of scientific laws and theories from observation that we have already discussed.• The derivation of a particular label is often quite obvious.• The derivation of criteria and issues related to describing performance are outlined.• The derivation of the curve in Fig. 3 is beyond the scope of this textbook.• The derivation of these models from theories of early speech development is clear.• The theoretical derivation is based on a lattice treatment.

der·i·va·tion nounChineseSyllable  

of especially word something, a origin the Corpus

derivation
der‧i‧va‧tion AC /ˌderəˈveɪʃən, ˌderɪˈveɪʃən/ noun
[countable,uncountable +of] technical the origin of something, especially a word

der·iv·ation AW BrE /ˌderɪˈveɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌderɪˈveɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] the origin or development of sth, especially a word （尤指词语的）起源，由来，派生◆a word of Greek derivation源自希腊语的词