residual vs remainder

remainder vs residual

residual and remainder both are nouns.

residual is an adjective but remainder is not an adjective.

residual is not a verb while remainder is a verb.

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

As nouns, residual and remainder are synonyms defined as:

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

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

residual (noun)	remainder (noun)
(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	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

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

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

Difference between residual and remainder

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