Residual is a derived term of residue.
As nouns the difference between residue and residual
is that residue is whatever remains after something else has been removed while residual is a remainder left over at the end of some process.
As an adjective residual is
of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.
residue
English
Noun
(
en noun)
Whatever remains after something else has been removed.
(chemistry) The substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any similar process.
(legal) Whatever property or effects are left in an estate after payment of all debts, other charges and deduction of what is specifically bequeathed by the testator.
(mathematics) A form of complex number, proportional to the contour integral of a meromorphic function along a path enclosing one of its singularities.
Derived terms
* nonresidue
* quadratic residue
* residual
* residuary
Related terms
* residuum
Anagrams
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residual
English
Adjective
(-)
Of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.
Synonyms
* residuary
Noun
(
en noun)
A remainder left over at the end of some process.
(in the plural) Payments made to performers, writers and directors when a recorded broadcast is repeated.
