pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover.
Mathematics.
formed by the subtraction of one quantity from another: a residual quantity.
(of a set) having complement of first category.
of or relating to the payment of residuals.
Medicine/Medical. remaining in an organ or part following normal discharge or expulsion: residual air.
Geology. remaining after the soluble elements have been dissolved: residual soil.
noun
a residual quantity; remainder.
Often residuals.something that remains to discomfort or disable a person following an illness, injury, operation, or the like; disability: His residuals are a weak heart and light-headedness.
Mathematics.
the deviation of one of a set of observations or numbers from the mean of the set.
the deviation between an empirical and a theoretical result.
Navigation. a slight deviation of an adjusted compass on a certain heading.
Usually residuals.additional pay given to a performer for reruns, repeated use of a film, radio or TV commercial, or the like, in which the performer appears.
Origin of residual
First recorded in 1550–60; from Latin residu(um) “what is left over, remainder” (noun use of neuter of adjective residuus “left over,” derivative of resid(ēre) “to remain seated, be left over”) + -uus adjective suffix + -al adjective suffix; see reside,-al1
“I made it work with my little residual checks for a year and then I ended up moving into my sister’s garage for six years,” he admitted.
Reggie Hayes Details His Struggle With Finding Work After ‘Girlfriends’ – ‘Those Were Pretty Awful Years’|Rachaell Davis|September 25, 2020|Essence.com
While it’s possible to be successful trading currency, when people realize how difficult it is to learn, she says, they turn to signing people up instead so that they can receive the residual income.
Inside the weird new world of social ‘forex’ trading—where you sign up friends, and some report risky red flags for investors|Brooke Henderson|September 20, 2020|Fortune
Low residual value — the amount cars are worth after a few years of ownership — was one of many factors holding back wider adoption of EVs.
Of all used cars, this Tesla model sells the fastest|Verne Kopytoff|August 24, 2020|Fortune
Finally, the model randomly applies some residual, state-specific error in each state.
How FiveThirtyEight’s 2020 Presidential Forecast Works — And What’s Different Because Of COVID-19|Nate Silver (nrsilver@fivethirtyeight.com)|August 12, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
If they’re a qualified candidate for a prosthetic, Unlimited Tomorrow sends them a 3D scanner, which they use to scan their residual limb.
This Startup Is 3D Printing Custom Prosthetics for a Fraction of the Standard Cost|Vanessa Bates Ramirez|July 22, 2020|Singularity Hub
There is a lot of residual concern that Lizard Squad was able to get even this far.
The Attack on the Hidden Internet|Marc Rogers|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Was it wise for the US to leave Iraq without even a residual force in place?
Want President Hillary? Then Primary Her|Jeff Greenfield|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I thought I could feel something, but it was hard to tell if it was residual tingling from the massage or magic on the path.
The Crazy Medieval Island of Sark|Liza Foreman|October 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Advancements in armor and medical care have saved their lives but left them struggling with these residual injuries.
How a Thumb-Sized Gauge Is Revolutionizing Traumatic Brain Injuries|Brian Castner|March 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But here was a mother who “knew,” but had residual misgivings, and problems and frailties of her own.
How ‘Looking’ Suddenly Got Its Act Together|Tim Teeman|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The magnetism remaining in the iron after the current stops is called the residual magnetism.
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower
The powers of the Imperial government, it is important to observe, are specifically enumerated; those of the states are residual.
The Governments of Europe|Frederic Austin Ogg
These residual forces tend to make the whole earth turn round the centre C in a clockwise direction.