Residual

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residual
adj. of or relating to a remainder; of a resedue; leftover, remaining, left as a residue; remaining after the largest quantity or part has been subtracted or has gone
 
n. remainder; something left over; royalties paid to a performer or director or a writer (for repeated use of a movie, play, radio or television commercial in which the performer appears); positive or negative numerical difference between 2 numbers


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Residual
In general, a residual is a positive or negative numeric difference between two numbers. For its use in mathematics, see residual (mathematics).In statistics, residual is the observed value minus the predicted value; see errors and residuals in statistics.In business, a residual payment is one of an ongoing stream of payments for the completion of past achievements. The entertainment industry use of the word refers to a payment made to the creator of performance art (or the performer in the work) for subsequent showings or screenings.In the context of insolvent businesses, the residual claimants (shareholders, partners, or sole proprietor) to a bankrupt organization receive any money that is left after all assets are sold and all creditors paid.In video compression see Residual frame.In finance, a residual (or balloon) can refer to a lump sum owed to the financier at the end of a loan's term, expressed either as a dollar value or a percentage of the amount borrowed.
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residual
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) remainder, balance, residue, residuum, rest
(hypernym) part, portion, component part, component
(hyponym) leftover, remnant
2. (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"
(hypernym) payment
(classification) plural, plural form
Adjective
1. relating to or indicating a remainder; "residual quantity"
(synonym) residuary
(pertainym) residue


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residual
adj. residuary, residual

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residual
adj. residual, residuary

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