residuum
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residuum
- /ɹɛˈzɪ.dju.ʌm/
- /ɹɪ-/
- /-ˈzɪ.dʒu-/
- /ɹɪˈzɪdjʊəm/ UK
- /ɹəˈzɪd͡ʒuəm/ US
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From Latin residuum. Doublet of residue.
noun residuums · residua
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The residue, remainder or rest of something.
Similar: lave
- The solid material remaining after the liquid in which it was dissolved has been evaporated; a residue.
- A binary function from [0,1] × [0,1] to [0,1] which is defined in terms of the t-norm as follows: x→y= sup z|z*x⩽y, where * denotes the t-norm function and sup denotes the supremum. The residuum of the minimum t-norm is a function #92;rightarrow such that x#92;rightarrowy#61;#92;begin#123;cases#125;y,amp;#92;text#123;if#125;xgt;y#92;#92;1,amp;#92;text#123;if#125;x#92;leqslanty.#92;end#123;cases#125;
- The residue of an estate.
Similar: remnant
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Talk about this word "residuum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/residuum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. residuum. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/residuum "residuum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/residuum.Cite this
@misc{residuum_2026,
title = {residuum},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/residuum},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
