constituent vs remainder

remainder vs constituent

constituent and remainder both are nouns.

constituent is an adjective but remainder is not an adjective.

constituent is not a verb while remainder is a verb.

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

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

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

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

constituent (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
(grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction	the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes	something left after other parts have been taken away
something determined in relation to something that includes it

constituent (adjective)	remainder (adjective)
constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)

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

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