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residual Definition

re·sidu·al (ri zij′o̵̅o̅ əl)

adjective

of, or having the nature of, a residue or residuum; left over after part or most is taken away; remaining

Etymology: see residue & -al

noun

  1. what is left at the end of a process; something remaining
  2. ☆ the fee paid to a performer for each rerun of filmed or taped material, as on television: often used in pl.
  3. Geol. monadnock
  4. Math. the difference between an actual value of some variable and a mean or other estimated value

residual Related Forms
re·sid′u·ally adverb
residual Synonyms

residual

modif.

leftover, remaining, surplus, continuing, extra, enduring, lingering; see also remaining 2.

residual Law Definition

adj

A leftover; remainder; a residue.
residual Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • square: After fitting the straight line, the remaining variability about the line can be measured by the sum of squared residuals, 1070.
  • show: The upper box shows the residuals ( cross marks ) and error bars.
  • have: Once you have the residuals, only one step is necessary.
  • use: Lecture 3 - Model Checking Explains how to report Multiple Regression analyzes, and how to check the model using residuals.
  • obtain: The accuracy of the computed eigenvalues is crucial for obtaining small residuals for the computed eigenvectors.
  • produce: Figure 6.7 shows two selected examples corresponding to residuals produced by 25x25 and 13x13 cell kernels.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • use: The program contains several options for searching for the view using the common lines residual with varying weightings of the lines.

Adjective modifier

  • large: The largest residuals occur toward the maxima and minima of the curve.
  • small: The accuracy of the computed eigenvalues is crucial for obtaining small residuals for the computed eigenvectors.
  • low: As Tom Jaworski, Esso CNG said Today we were able to get some serious answers on low emission vehicle residuals.

Modifies a noun

  • insecticide: All harbourages should be treated with a residual insecticide.
  • stress: Films with low residual stress appear to exhibit the longest lifetimes.
  • tumor: Residual tumor was the most strongly predictive factor for recurrence or death.
  • herbicide: From year 3 a residual herbicide should be applied annually in February.
  • disinfectant: Additional Disinfection To prevent recontamination of trays during handling, the use of residual acting disinfectant in the rinse water is recommended eg.
  • chlorine: Free active, Free available or Free residual chlorine.

Modifying Another Word

  • still: While there is still residual misunderstanding in some people's minds, the misconceptions of many have lessened over the years.

Used with adjective complement

  • contain: The feature has been allocated to this phase since it contained mainly residual Roman ceramic as well as Ipswich Ware and Northern Maxey Ware.
  • include: Dateable material included residual Period 2 to Period 7 ceramic and a sherd of Cistercian Ware.

Preposition: from

  • fit: The residuals from this fit are then modeled using the non-iterative Durbin MA algorithm.