residually
Americanadverb
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in a residual manner.
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Mathematics. with an element in the directed set such that for every element in the directed set in relation to the given element, the corresponding element of the set is in some given set.
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Origin of residually
Example Sentences
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The best Cuts exercise firm aesthetic command, which will count for those, like me, who are residually enamored of art for art’s sake.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 28, 2019
While Provincetown is residually bohemian and Palm Springs outwardly conventional, both offer the same promise of protection, a camaraderie of shared otherness.
From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2017
But he might overperform in Rust Belt states where the white working class is still a residually liberal swing vote and where there are a lot of disaffected independents who sat out 2012.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2016
At the same time, he regards France as a land residually authoritarian, where citizens are expected to fill out mysterious forms and the fear of police and politicians lingers in the heart.
From Time Magazine Archive
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When these are more soluble than the copper—as is commonly the case in limestone—the copper may be residually concentrated, notwithstanding the fact that much copper originally present has been carried off in solution.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
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