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    re·sid·u·al
    [rəˈzij(ə)wəl, rəˈzij(ə)l]
    adjective
    residual (adjective)
    1. remaining after the greater part or quantity has gone:
      "the withdrawal of residual occupying forces"
      • (of a quantity) left after other things 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
    residual (noun) · residuals (plural noun)
    1. a quantity remaining after other things have been subtracted or allowed for.
      • a difference between a value measured in a scientific experiment and the theoretical or true value.
      • a royalty paid to a performer, writer, etc., for a repeat of a play, television show, etc..
      • geology
        a portion of rocky or high ground remaining after erosion.
      • the resale value of a new car or other item at a specified time after purchase, expressed as a percentage of its purchase price.
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    adjective
    1. remaining after the greater part or quantity has gone:
      remaining
      leftover
      unused
      unconsumed
      surplus
      extra
      excess
      superfluous
      residuary
      remanent
      lingering
      lasting
      enduring
      abiding
      persisting
      surviving
      vestigial
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    1. : remainder, residuum: such as a : the difference between results obtained by observation and by computation from a formula or between the mean of several observations and any one of them

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