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Abbreviation for derivative financial instrument. | |||
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''Maths''. | |||
A derivative function describes the rate of change of the underlying function, with respect to changes in one of the variables in the underlying function. | |||
*The first derivative describes the slope of the function curve at a given point on the curve. | |||
*The second derivative describes the rate of change of the slope. In other words the degree of curvature, at a given point. | |||
Revision as of 15:04, 18 May 2016
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Abbreviation for derivative financial instrument.
2.
Maths.
A derivative function describes the rate of change of the underlying function, with respect to changes in one of the variables in the underlying function.
- The first derivative describes the slope of the function curve at a given point on the curve.
- The second derivative describes the rate of change of the slope. In other words the degree of curvature, at a given point.
