What does residue mean?
Residue means That which persists or remains following the removal or elimination of other elements..
Residue
/ˈɹɛzɪdjuː/ · noun
Meaning
That which persists or remains following the removal or elimination of other elements..
Definitions by Sense
- That which persists or remains following the removal or elimination of other elements.
- (chemistry) The substance that remains after evaporation, distillation, filtration or any similar process.
- (biochemistry) A molecule that is released from a polymer after bonds between neighbouring monomers are broken, such as an amino acid in a polypeptide chain.
- (law) Whatever property or effects are left in an estate after payment of all debts, other charges and deduction of what is specifically bequeathed by the testator.
- (modular arithmetic) A representative element of an equivalence class modulo some base, conventionally in the half-open interval from zero to the base; the nonnegative remainder after dividing a number by a base.
- (complex analysis) A form of complex number, proportional to the contour integral of a meromorphic function along a path enclosing one of its singularities.
Example Sentences
By taking residues, we can represent this integral in terms of a Jackson integral.
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Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for residue?
Common synonyms include lave, remnant, rest, residuum.
What is the opposite of residue?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use residue in a sentence?
By taking residues, we can represent this integral in terms of a Jackson integral.
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