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residual

The correct spelling is residual.

How to pronounce residual

noun

IPA: /ɹɪˈzɪdjəl/

Say it like: Res-idua-l

The correct spelling is residual. A remainder left over at the end of some process.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A remainder left over at the end of some process.
  2. 2.(in the plural) Payments made to performers, writers and directors when a recorded broadcast is repeated.
  3. 3.The difference between the observed value and the estimated value of the quantity of interest
  4. 4.(paranormal) A spiritual presence left behind in a place as a result of a person's death or some other significant event.

adjective

  1. 1.Of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.

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