All 4 Uses of
derivative
in
White Noise
- It's called Nyodene Derivative or Nyodene D. It was in a movie we saw in school on toxic wastes.†
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- He pronounced the name itself, Nyodene Derivative, with an unseemly relish, taking morbid delight in the very sound.†
Part 2
- If the special character of Nyodene derivative (added to the everyday drift of effluents, pollutants, contaminants and deliriants) had caused this aesthetic leap from already brilliant sunsets to broad towering ruddled visionary skyscapes, tinged with dread, no one had been able to prove it.†
Part 3
- Have you ever heard of Nyodene Derivative?†
Part 3
Definition:
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(derivative) something developed from something elsein various senses, including:
- a mathematical value from a function -- as in "We can derive X from Y," or "X is a derivative of Y."
- a type of investment whose value is based on another value -- as in "We provide various derivatives that can protect against inflation."
- a work of art such as a film or painting that lacks ideas not previously expressed in other works of art -- as in "Her work is too derivative to interest me."
- work based upon or influenced by prior work -- as in "The book surveys psychological ideas derivative of, but not totally dependent on B.F. Skinner."
- a word based on another word -- as in "Quickly is a derivative of quick."
editor's notes: When used in an artistic context, derivative is often intended to imply a lack of creativity.