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As an adjective, residual means of, relating to, or remaining as a residue. As a noun, it means a remainder left over at the end of some process.

Meanings of residual

8 meanings

adjective

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

  2. Relating to or indicating a remainder

    “residual quantity”

    Similar: residuary

noun

  1. A remainder left over at the end of some process.

  2. Payments made to performers, writers and directors when a recorded broadcast is repeated.

  3. statisticsThe difference between the observed value and the estimated value of the quantity of interest

  4. paranormalA spiritual presence left behind in a place as a result of a person's death or some other significant event.

  5. Something left after other parts have been taken away

    “there was no remainder”

    “he threw away the rest”

    “he took what he wanted and I got the balance”

    Similar: remainder, balance, residue, residuum, rest
  6. (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

    “he could retire on his residuals”

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

adjective: relating to or indicating a remainder
noun: something left after other parts have been taken away

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