Thesaurus: residual

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1. a. Pertaining to a residue; remaining after a part is taken.
2. n. The difference of the results obtained by observation, and by computation from a formula.
3. n. The difference between the mean of several observations and any one of them.
4. adj. relating to or indicating a remainder
5. n. something left after other parts have been taken away
6. n. (often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing
7. Pertaining to a residue; remaining after a part is taken. Residual air (Physiol.), that portion of air contained in the lungs which can not be expelled even by the most violent expiratory effort. It amounts to from 75 to 100 cubic inches. Cf. Supplemental air, under Supplemental. -- Residual error. (Mensuration) See Error, 6 (b). -- Residual figure (Geom.), the figure which remains after a less figure has been taken from a greater one. -- Residual magnetism (Physics), remanent magnetism. See under Remanent. -- Residual product, a by product, as cotton waste from a cotton mill, coke and coal tar from gas works, etc. -- Residual quantity (Alg.), a binomial quantity the two parts of which are connected by the negative sign, as a-b. -- Residual root (Alg.), the root of a residual quantity, as sq. root(a-b). (a) The difference of the results obtained by observation, and by computation from a formula. (b) The difference between the mean of several observations and any one of them.
8. Pertaining to a residue; remaining after a part is taken.Residual air (Physiol.), that portion of air contained in the lungswhich can not be expelled even by the most violent expiratory effort.It amounts to from 75 to 100 cubic inches. Cf. Supplemental air,under Supplemental.-- Residual error. (Mensuration) See Error, 6 (b).-- Residual figure (Geom.), the figure which remains after a lessfigure has been taken from a greater one.-- Residual magnetism (Physics), remanent magnetism. See underRemanent.-- Residual product, a by product, as cotton waste from a cottonmill, coke and coal tar from gas works, etc.-- Residual quantity (Alg.), a binomial quantity the two parts ofwhich are connected by the negative sign, as a-b.-- Residual root (Alg.), the root of a residual quantity, as sq.root(a-b).
9. j:100 n. (often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing a. relating to or indicating a remainder