Answer: derivation

AnswerCrossword Clue
derivationOrigin; extraction
derivationA sequence of statements showing that a formula, theorem, etc., is a consequence of previously accepted statements
derivationthe act of deriving
derivationIn generative grammar the set of stages that link the abstract underlying structure of an expression to its surface form
derivationThe process of deducing a new formula, theorem, etc., from previously accepted statements
derivationThe obtaining or developing of something from a source or origin
derivationSomething derived; a derivative
derivationThe formation of a word from another word or from a root in the same or another language