Complete Definition of "remainder"

English

Pronunciation
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪnd�(r)|-eɪnd�(r)

Etymology
remain + d + -er

Noun
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  1. A part or parts remain|remaining after some has/have been removed.

#: My son ate part of his cake and I ate the remainder.
#: You can have the remainder of my clothes.

  1. (commerce) Items left unsold and subject to reduction in price.

#: I got a really good price on this shirt because it was a remainder.

  1. mathematics 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 (quotation) and r (remainder) are also integers, and 0 ≤ r < d.

#: 17 leaves a remainder of 2 when divided by 3.
#: 11 divided by 2 is 5 remainder 1.

Synonyms
(1): rest, remnant

Translations
trans-top|what remains after some has been removed
Czech: zbytek m
Finnish: loppu|loput, jäännös
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Russian: о��а�ок (ostátok) m, о��а�ки (ostátki) p
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trans-top|items left unsold and subject to reduction in price
Czech: zbytek m
Finnish: jäännöserä
trans-mid
German: t|de|Restposten
Russian: о��а�ок (ostátok) m, о��а�ки (ostátki) p
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trans-top|amount left over after repeatedly subtracting the divisor (mathematics)
Czech: zbytek m
Finnish: jakojäännös
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Russian: о��а�ок (ostátok) m
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|ا�با�� IPAchar|(al-b�qi)
ttbc|Chinese: �� (shèng yú)
ttbc|Dutch: rest m
ttbc|French: reste m, invendu (2)
ttbc|German: Rest m
ttbc|Hungarian: maradék p
ttbc|Italian: resto m (1), avanzo m (2,3,4)
ttbc|Japanese: �� (nokori)
ttbc|Korean: �머� (nameoji)
ttbc|Portuguese: resto m
ttbc|Spanish: resto m
ttbc|Swedish: rest c (1,2,3)
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Derived terms
remaindermen

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