Remainder
Definitions
- A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed or already occurred.
- The amount left over after subtracting the divisor as many times as possible from the dividend without producing a negative result. If n (dividend) and d (divisor) are integers, then n can always be expressed in the form n = dq + r, where q (quotient) and r (remainder) are also integers and 0 ≤ r < d.
- The number left over after a simple subtraction
- Excess stock items left unsold and subject to reduction in price.
- An estate in expectancy which only comes in its heir's possession after an estate created by the same instrument has been determined
Equivalents
FrançaisReste
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Azərbaycan diliqalıq
Българскиостатък
Češtinazbytek
Danskrest
Euskarahondar
فارسیبقیه
Suomierotusjäämäjäännejäännösjäännöseräjäännöskappalejäännöspalajakojäännösjäljellä olevajäljelle jäänytjamaloppueräloppuosaloput
Gaeilgefuílleach
Հայերենմնացորդ
Қазақ тіліқалдық
Kurdîkalan
Македонскиостаток
Bahasa Melayubaki
Românărest
Slovenčinazvyšok
Shqipmbetje
Svenskarest
Kiswahilisalio
తెలుగుతరవాయి
Tagaloglabi
اردوباقی
Examples
“My son ate part of his cake and I ate the remainder.”
“You can have⟳ the remainder of my clothes.”
“He spent the remainder of the war in a prisoner-of-war camp.”
“When the clocks are put⟳ forward⟳ at the introduction of summer time, the long-distance night trains automatically become⟳ one hour late, and continue⟳ to run⟳ late for the remainder of their journeys. […] Similarly, when the clocks are put⟳ back in the autumn, the night trains become⟳ one hour early.”
“Thirdly, I continue⟳ to attempt⟳ to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world.”
“17 leaves a remainder of 2 when divided by 3.”
“11 divided by 2 is 5 remainder 1.”
“10 minus 4 leaves a remainder of 6”
“I got a really good price on this shirt because it was a remainder.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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