RESIDUAL Definition & Meaning

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residual

[ ri-zij-oo-uhl ]

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adjective

pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover.
Synonyms: , ,
Mathematics.
1. formed by the subtraction of one quantity from another:
  a residual quantity.
2. (of a set) having complement of first category.
of or relating to the payment of residuals.
Medicine/Medical. remaining in an organ or part following normal discharge or expulsion:
residual air.
Geology. remaining after the soluble elements have been dissolved:
residual soil.

noun

a residual quantity; remainder.
Often residuals. something that remains to discomfort or disable a person following an illness, injury, operation, or the like; disability:
His residuals are a weak heart and light-headedness.
Mathematics.
1. the deviation of one of a set of observations or numbers from the mean of the set.
2. the deviation between an empirical and a theoretical result.
Navigation. a slight deviation of an adjusted compass on a certain heading.
Usually residuals. additional pay given to a performer for reruns, repeated use of a film, radio or TV commercial, or the like, in which the performer appears.

residual

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adjective

of, relating to, or designating a residue or remainder; remaining; left over
(of deposits, soils, etc) formed by the weathering of pre-existing rocks and the removal of disintegrated material
of or relating to the payment of residuals

noun

something left over as a residue; remainder
statistics
1. the difference between the mean of a set of observations and one particular observation
2. the difference between the numerical value of one particular observation and the theoretical result
often plural payment made to an actor, actress, musician, etc, for subsequent use of film in which the person appears

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Derived Forms

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

�Դǲ�r��·��u·�� adjective noun
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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of residual¹

First recorded in 1550–60; from Latin residu(um) “what is left over, remainder” (noun use of neuter of adjective residuus “left over,” derivative of ��(ŧ��) “to remain seated, be left over”) + -uus adjective suffix + -al adjective suffix; reside, -al ¹

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The residual pain from his burns still woke him up, he said, and his vision had been affected.

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Menkes agreed that there’s a residual effect to the chocolate and said he was pleased with the roast.

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There is still residual frustration over how the city dealt with the brokering problem.

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Mr Cooper said despite the strike action, 90 crews, compared to the normal 200, had left the city's depots on Tuesday morning and asked residents to put their residual waste out as normal.

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One study, Teegarden pointed out, found a correlation between UPF consumption and accidental death — a statistical oddity that likely indicates residual confounding rather than causation.

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