remainder vs residual

residual vs remainder

remainder and residual both are nouns.

remainder is not an adjective while residual is an adjective.

remainder is a verb but residual is not a verb.

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

As nouns, remainder and residual are synonyms defined as:

remainder and residual: something left after other parts have been taken away

Other synonyms of remainder include balance, residue, residuum, rest.

remainder (noun)	residual (noun)
a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold	(often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing
the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend	something left after other parts have been taken away
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

remainder (adjective)	residual (adjective)
	relating to or indicating a remainder

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

Difference between remainder and residual

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