residue
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residue
- /ˈɹɛzɪdjuː/ UK
- [ˈɹɛzɪdjʊu̯] UK
- /ˈɹɛzɪd͡ʒuː/ UK
- [ˈɹɛzɪd͡ʒʊu̯] UK
- /ˈɹɛzɪduː/ US
- [ˈɹɛzɪdʊu̯] US
Where it comes from
From Middle English residue, from Old French residu, from Latin residuum, neuter of residuus (“remaining”), from resideō (“to remain behind”). Doublet of residuum.
noun residues
- That which persists or remains following the removal or elimination of other elements.
- The substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any similar process.
- A molecule that is released from a polymer after bonds between neighbouring monomers are broken, such as an amino acid in a polypeptide chain.
- Whatever property or effects are left in an estate after payment of all debts, other charges and deduction of what is specifically bequeathed by the testator.
- A representative element of an equivalence class modulo some base, conventionally in the half-open interval from zero to the base; the nonnegative remainder after dividing a number by a base.
- A form of complex number, proportional to the contour integral of a meromorphic function along a path enclosing one of its singularities. By taking residues, we can represent this integral in terms of a Jackson integral.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: residuum, remainder, residual, rest, remnant, leftover, disposal, maximum, by-product, refuse, balance, impoundment, waste, trace, ancillary, trash
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noun whatever remains
| Español | residuo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 殘餘 /残余 cányú |
| हिन्दी | शेष śeṣ, अवशेष avśeṣ |
| Português | resíduo |
| Deutsch | Überrest |
| Italiano | residuo |
| Ελληνικά | υπόλοιπο ypóloipo |
| Русский | оста́ток ostátok |
| Tiếng Việt | bã |
noun (chemistry) substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration
| Español | residuo |
|---|---|
| Português | resíduo |
| Français | résidu |
| Deutsch | Rückstand |
| Italiano | residuo |
| Русский | оса́док osádok, отсто́й otstój |
noun (law) property or effects remaining in an estate after deduction of debts, charges and bequests
| Deutsch | Nachlass |
|---|
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title = {residue},
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