residual
residual Lexical Profile
residual Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Remaining after the greater part or quantity has gone, been used, or been subtracted.
"She still felt some residual soreness in her shoulder weeks after the surgery."
• noun
A quantity remaining after other things have been subtracted or allowed for; a remainder or residue.
"After all major operating expenses were paid, the company invested the residual into research."
A royalty or fee paid to an actor, writer, or director for subsequent showings or reruns of a television show, film, or commercial.
"The veteran actor continues to earn steady residuals from the syndication of his popular sitcom."
In statistics, the difference between an observed value of a variable and the value predicted by a statistical model.
"The data scientist plotted the residuals to check whether the linear regression model was a good fit."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 16th century from Latin residuum ('that which is left behind'), derived from residere ('to remain behind'), from re- ('back') and sedere ('to sit').