Residual
Definition of Residual
Re`sid´u`al
Pronunciation:
r?-z?d´?-
a
l
a.
1.
Pertaining
to
a
residue
;
remaining
after
a
part
is
taken
.
Residual air
(Physiol.)
that
portion
of
air
contained
in
the
lungs
which
can
not
be
expelled
even
by
the
most
violent
expiratory
effort
.
It
amounts
to
from
75
to
100
cubic
inches
.
Cf
.
Supplemental
air
,
under
Supplemental
.
Residual error
b
-
(Mensuration)
See
Error
,
6
(
b
)
.
Residual figure
(Geom.)
the
figure
which
remains
after
a
less
figure
has
been
taken
from
a
greater
one
.
Residual magnetism
(Physics)
remanent
magnetism
.
See
under
Remanent
.
Residual product
a
by
product
,
as
cotton
waste
from
a
cotton
mill
,
coke
and
coal
tar
from
gas
works
,
etc
.
Residual quantity
(Alg.)
a
binomial
quantity
the
two
parts
of
which
are
connected
by
the
negative
sign
,
as
a-b
.
Residual root
(Alg.)
the
root
of
a
residual
quantity
,
as
?(
a-b
)
.
n.
1.
(Math.)
The
difference
of
the
results
obtained
by
observation
,
and
by
computation
from
a
formula
.
Related Words
residuary
,
residue
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