component vs remainder

remainder vs component

component and remainder both are nouns.

component is not a verb while remainder is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
component	Yes	No	No	No
remainder	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, remainder is a hyponym of component; that is, remainder is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than component:

component: something determined in relation to something that includes it
remainder: something left after other parts have been taken away

Other hyponyms of component include substance, language unit, linguistic unit, item, point, butt, base, basis, detail, item, particular, unit, member, balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest, subpart.

component (noun)	remainder (noun)
an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system	a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
an abstract part of something	the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
something determined in relation to something that includes it	the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
	something left after other parts have been taken away

component (verb)	remainder (verb)
	sell cheaply as remainders

Difference between component and remainder

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