residue

[ rez-i-doo, -dyoo ]
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noun
  1. something that remains after a part is removed, disposed of, or used; remainder; rest; remnant.

  2. Chemistry.

    • an atom or group of atoms considered as a group or part of a molecule.

    • that part remaining as a solid on a filter paper after a liquid passes through in the filtration procedure.

  1. Law. the part of a testator's estate that remains after the payment of all debts, charges, special devises, and bequests.

  2. Mathematics.

    • the coefficient of the term with exponent −1 in a Laurent series of a function of a complex variable.

    • a number related to a given number by a congruence.

Origin of residue

1
1300–50; Middle English from Middle French residu from Latin residuum “what is left over”; see residual

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1. See remainder.

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residue

/ (ˈrɛzɪˌdjuː) /


noun
  1. matter remaining after something has been removed

  2. law what is left of an estate after the discharge of debts and distribution of specific gifts

Origin of residue

1
C14: from Old French residu, from Latin residuus remaining over, from residēre to stay behind, reside

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