Define vs. Derive

Define vs. Derive — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Define and Derive

Defineverb

To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.

the defining power of an optical instrument

Deriveverb

(transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.

Defineverb

(obsolete) To settle, decide an argument etc.

Deriveverb

To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.

Defineverb

To express the essential nature of something.

I define myself as a techno-anarchist.

Deriveverb

To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).

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Defineverb

To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.

The textbook defined speed as velocity divided by time.

Deriveverb

To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.

Defineverb

To describe, explain, or make definite and clear.

Deriveverb

(intransitive) To originate or stem (from).

Defineverb

To demark sharply the outlines or limits of an area or concept.

to define the legal boundaries of a property

Deriveverb

To turn the course of (water, etc.); to divert and distribute into subordinate channels.

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Defineverb

(mathematics) To establish the referent of a term or notation.

Deriveverb

reason by deduction; establish by deduction

Definenoun

(programming) A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs.

Deriveverb

obtain;

derive pleasure from one's garden

Defineverb

give a definition for the meaning of a word;

Define `sadness'

Deriveverb

come from;

The present name derives from an older form

Defineverb

determine the essential quality of

Deriveverb

develop or evolve, especially from a latent or potential state

Defineverb

determine the nature of;

What defines a good wine?

Deriveverb

come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example;

She was descended from an old Italian noble familyhe comes from humble origins

Defineverb

delineate the form or outline of;

The tree was clearly defined by the lightThe camera could define the smallest object