Derivative and Source

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Derivative noun - Something that naturally develops or is developed from something else.

Usage example: the whole field of industrial robots is a derivative of technology developed for the space program

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Source is an antonym for derivative in product topic.

Nearby Words: derive, derivation, derived, derivable, derivatively

Source noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.

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Derivative is an antonym for source.

common	common derivative	common source
specific	specific derivative	specific source
popular	popular derivative	popular source
alternative	alternative derivative	alternative source
Other adjectives: new, portable.

For plain Derivative Works, hardly there won't be a split regarding cutting, adding, or changing anything from the source material.

Source: Serious Business / Real Life
Unlike almost all other open source projects, Lua (and other projects in its culture) has no "copyleft" clause (under the MIT license), meaning that you are free to do whatever you want with derivative works that use it, including selling them without disclosing the source code.

Source: Useful Notes / Lua

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