Residual Definition
rĭ-zĭjo͝o-əl
adjective
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a residue.
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Of, or having the nature of, a residue or residuum; left over after part or most is taken away; remaining.
Webster's New World
A leftover; remainder; a residue.
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noun
What is left at the end of a process; something remaining.
Webster's New World
The fee paid to a performer for each rerun of filmed or taped material, as on television.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
The difference between an actual value of some variable and a mean or other estimated value.
Webster's New World
Origin of Residual
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Recorded since 1570. From residue, itself from Old French residu (Modern résidu), from Latin residuum (“a remainder"), the neutral inflection of residuus (“remaining, left over"), perfect participle of resideō (“I remain behind") (from re- (“back, again") + sedeō (“I sit, I reside").
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