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Residual
rɪˈzɪdʒʊəl
- remaining after the greater part or quantity has gone
"the withdrawal of residual occupying forces"
remaining leftover unused unconsumed lingering lasting enduring abiding persisting surviving vestigial- (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
- 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"
- 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"
- 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"