remainder vs constituent

constituent vs remainder

remainder and constituent both are nouns.

remainder is not an adjective while constituent is an adjective.

remainder is a verb but constituent is not a verb.

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

As nouns, constituent is a hypernym of remainder; that is, constituent is a word with a broader meaning than remainder:

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

Other hypernyms of remainder include component, component part, part, portion.

remainder (noun)	constituent (noun)
a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold	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
the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend	an abstract part of something
the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor	(grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
something left after other parts have been taken away	a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes
	something determined in relation to something that includes it

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

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

Difference between remainder and constituent

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