Ask Sensei | Practice - SAT Vocab Review Unit 5

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After reading the latest bestseller, many reviewers noted that the plot was derivative, echoing the same tropes and character arcs found in classic romance novels of the 1990s.

As used in the text, what does the word "derivative" most nearly mean?

A. unoriginal, imitative

B. a mathematical concept involving rates of change

C. a financial security whose value is based on an underlying asset

D. a secondary product obtained from a primary material