remainder vs difference

difference vs remainder

remainder and difference both are nouns.

remainder is a verb but difference is not a verb.

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

As nouns, remainder and difference are synonyms defined as:

remainder and difference: the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend

remainder (noun)	difference (noun)
a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold	the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend	a disagreement or argument about something important
the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor	a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
something left after other parts have been taken away	the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
	a significant change

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

Difference between remainder and difference

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