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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•sid•u•al /rɪˈzɪdʒuəl/USA pronunciation adj. - relating to or being a residue or remainder;
remaining; leftover. n. [countable] - an amount or quantity left over;
a remainder. - Show BusinessUsually, residuals. [plural] a fee paid, as to an actor, for repeated broadcasts of a film, program, commercial, etc., after its original presentation or period of use.
See -sid-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•sid•u•al (ri zij′o̅o̅ əl),USA pronunciation adj. - 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 pertaining to the payment of residuals.
- Medicineremaining in an organ or part following normal discharge or expulsion:residual air.
- Geologyremaining after the soluble elements have been dissolved:residual soil.
n. - 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.
- Nautical, Naval Terms[Navig.]a slight deviation of an adjusted compass on a certain heading.
- Show BusinessUsually, 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.
- Latin residu(um) what is left over (noun, nominal use of neuter of residuus left over, equivalent. to resid(ēre) to be left over, literally, remain seated (see reside) + -uus deverbal adjective, adjectival suffix) + -al1
- 1550–60
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged continuing, lasting, enduring, lingering.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: residual /rɪˈzɪdjʊəl/ adj - of, relating to, or designating a residue or remainder; remaining; left over
- of or relating to the payment of residuals
n - something left over as a residue; remainder
- the difference between the mean of a set of observations and one particular observation
- the difference between the numerical value of one particular observation and the theoretical result
- (often plural) payment made to an actor, actress, musician, etc, for subsequent use of film in which the person appears
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