remainder vs residuum

residuum vs remainder

remainder and residuum both are nouns.

remainder is a verb but residuum is not a verb.

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

As nouns, remainder and residuum are synonyms defined as:

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

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

remainder (noun)	residuum (noun)
a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold	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
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 (verb)	residuum (verb)
sell cheaply as remainders

Difference between remainder and residuum

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