residual
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
residual/rɪˈzɪdjuəl/
▶adjective
- 1 remaining after the greater part or quantity has gone or been subtracted.
■ (of a physical state or property) remaining after the removal of or present in the absence of a causative agent.
- 2 (of an experimental or arithmetical error) not accounted for or eliminated.
- 3 (of a soil or other deposit) formed in situ by weathering.
- 1 a residual quantity.
- 2 a difference between a value measured in a scientific experiment and the theoretical or true value.
- 3 a royalty paid to a performer or writer for a repeat of a play, television show, or advertisement.
- 4 Geology a portion of rocky or high ground remaining after erosion.
- 5 the resale value of a new car or other item at a specified time after purchase.
– derivatives
residually adverb.
residually adverb.
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