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   residual

   /rɪˈzɪdʒʊəl/

   adjective

   • 1. remaining after the greater part or quantity has gone: "the withdrawal of residual occupying forces" Similar remainingleftoverunusedunconsumedsurplusextraexcesssuperfluoustechnical:residuaryremanentlingeringlastingenduringabidingpersistingsurvivingvestigial
   • ▪ (of a quantity) left after other items have been subtracted: "residual income after tax and mortgage payments"
   • ▪ (of a physical state or property) remaining after the removal of or present in the absence of a causative agent: "residual stenosis"
   • ▪ (of an experimental or arithmetical error) not accounted for or eliminated.
   • ▪ (of a soil or other deposit) formed in situ by weathering.

   noun

   • 1. a quantity remaining after other things have been subtracted or allowed for: "the Keynesian component is clearly a residual which is arrived at by subtracting the natural and classical components from overall unemployment"
   • ▪ a difference between a value measured in a scientific experiment and the theoretical or true value.
   • ▪ a portion of rocky or high ground remaining after erosion: "the eroded residuals of reefs built in relation to earlier, higher sea levels"
   • 2. a royalty paid to a performer, writer, etc. for a repeat of a play, television show, etc.: "she has been awarded more than $4.5 million in residuals and profits from the highly successful television show"
   • 3. the resale value of a new car or other item at a specified time after purchase, expressed as a percentage of its purchase price: "the federation wants car tax taken out over five years to avoid residuals being hit"

   Derivatives

   • 1. residually adverb

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