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[Nyulak]

From dicitonary.com

de·riv·a·tive [di-riv-uh-tiv] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
1. derived.
2. not original; secondary.
–noun
3. something derived.
4. Also called derived form. Grammar. a form that has undergone derivation from another, as atomic from atom.
5. Chemistry. a substance or compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another substance or compound.
6. Also called differential quotient; especially British, differential coefficient. Mathematics. the limit of the ratio of the increment of a function to the increment of a variable in it, as the latter tends to 0; the instantaneous change of one quantity with respect to another, as velocity, which is the instantaneous change of distance with respect to time. Compare first derivative, second derivative.
7. a financial contract whose value derives from the value of underlying stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities, etc.
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME derivatif < LL dérīvātīvus, equiv. to L dérīvāt(us) (see derivation) + -īvus -ive]

—Related forms
de·riv·a·tive·ly, adverb
de·riv·a·tive·ness, noun

A prime example is how Ford made the Ford Fusion, then changed some items to also create the Mercury Milan and Lincoln MKZ. This is often called platform sharing. It's a way to amortize costs across many product lines to increase profit margins. It usually means that a customer pays more for a brand name despite the product being based upon something 'cheaper'. Some automobile manufacturers do provide enough differentiation to their products to make it worth while.

I used to have an '04 Acura TL. This car was built side-by-side with the Honda Accord in Ohio. The Acura was a sedan that had a larger engine, a 6-speed stick, and an LSD, all of which weren't available on the Accord.

[akack79]

Hmmm......ok.

[iheartsole]

hahah

[Tim2189]

so um...a cheap 3 series in the making?

[simp0man]

Shoot isn't some of our parts in our present e9x already have cheap parts? Are they competing with Hyndai?

[Kylekuu]

glad i didn't buy one of these derivative 3's

[txusa03]

3 - 1 = 2

Conclusion, BMW will most likely come out with a 2 series

or

3 + 1 = 4

Conclusion, BMW will most likely come out with a 4 series

[flukey]

Originally Posted by txusa03

3 - 1 = 2

Conclusion, BMW will most likely come out with a 2 series

or

3 + 1 = 4

Conclusion, BMW will most likely come out with a 4 series

Actually, the derivative of a constant is 0.

Therefore, d/dx of the 3 series shall be the 0 series! (ie. d/dx 3 = 0)

[HighVoltage]

...we'll see.

[danniexi]

Originally Posted by flukey

Actually, the derivative of a constant is 0.

Therefore, d/dx of the 3 series shall be the 0 series! (ie. d/dx 3 = 0)

Nerd

and by derivative of a 3er they mean vans or hatchbacks or any other type of vehicle based on the 3 series chassis.

i think the e90-3 is enough. we don't need anything else clogging up the bloodline... x3 is already an embarassment

[Dragonman4]

Originally Posted by danniexi

Nerd

and by derivative of a 3er they mean vans or hatchbacks or any other type of vehicle based on the 3 series chassis.

i think the e90-3 is enough. we don't need anything else clogging up the bloodline... x3 is already an embarassment

sport hatch maybe? Or something along the lines of a Volvo C30?

[adc]

Originally Posted by danniexi

we don't need anything else clogging up the bloodline... x3 is already an embarassment

Huh? How so?

[noro]

Originally Posted by limited_slip

what does this mean in english? what the hell is a derritive?

This is the funniest thing I've read this week. Granted it's misspelled.

[Xiaofeng]

Uh... what the hell? I thought the 1-series was the derivative of the 3-series. I mean, 1-series comes as a coupe, cabriolet, and sport hatch, and the 3-series comes as a saloon, coupe, sport wagon, and cabriolet. The X-series pretty much covers all the SUV variants. About the only thing missing is a minivan....


...Oh dear God, please no....

[methodtim]

Originally Posted by limited_slip

what does this mean in english? what the hell is a derritive?

Sigh for the American educational system.

[martyp]

oh dear... hahahahah! Can you imagine? A BMW minivan?!?

[Cerezo]

truck?!

[aut0sh0cker]

hovercraft? hey, the germans are a creative bunch

[shift330]

Originally Posted by limited_slip

what does this mean in english? what the hell is a derritive?

[StarrDlux]

318ti !