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residual

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Adjective

  1. Of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.

Noun

  1. A remainder left over at the end of some process.
  2. Payments made to performers, writers and directors when a recorded broadcast is repeated.
  3. The difference between the observed value and the estimated value of the quantity of interest.
  4. A spiritual presence left behind in a place as a result of a person's death or some other significant event.

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