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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