residual

English

Etymology

Recorded since 1570. From residue, itself from Old French residu (Modern résidu), from Latin residuum (a remainder), the neuter inflection of residuus (remaining, left over), perfect participle of resideō (I remain behind) (from re- (back, again) + sedeō (I sit, I reside).

Pronunciation

Adjective

residual (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.

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Noun

residual (plural residuals)

  1. A remainder left over at the end of some process.
  2. (in the plural) Payments made to performers, writers and directors when a recorded broadcast is repeated.
  3. (statistics) the difference between the observed value and the estimated value of the quantity of interest

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Galician

Adjective

residual m, f (plural residuais)

  1. residual

Spanish

Adjective

residual (plural residuales)

  1. residual
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