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glossary: re-introduce "derivation"

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The "derivation" is one of the key concepts and captures the most distinctive aspect of Nix:
that we work with a certain type data (linked files) in a certain manner (using pure functions).

Here we finally arrange all the important pieces to show how they belong
together, while referring to the respective reference documentation for details.

This change also unbreaks downstream links to `//glossary#gloss-derivation`,
which had been broken by removing the glossary entry
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# Nix Language
The Nix language is designed for conveniently creating and composing *derivations* – precise descriptions of how contents of existing files are used to derive new files.
The Nix language is designed for conveniently creating and composing [derivations](@docroot@/glossary.md#gloss-derivation) – precise descriptions of how contents of existing files are used to derive new files.
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