residual
Aussprache: [rɪˈzɪdʒuəl]
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Kontext: „science“
(adjective) related to something that remains after the main part has been taken away. For example, if you eat a pizza and leave some crust, that crust is the residual part you didn’t finish.
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The residual sugar in the juice gives it a sweet taste.
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There was no residual waste left after the clean-up.
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What is the residual amount of energy left in the battery?
Kontext: „finance“
(noun) the amount or value that is left after other parts have been taken away. In business, this could mean the leftover money after all expenses are paid.
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The company had a residual profit after covering all its costs.
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There was no residual left after the expenses exceeded the income.
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What is the residual value of the equipment after five years?
Kontext: „statistics“
(noun) the difference between the actual value and the predicted value in an analysis. It's like figuring out how far off you were from your guess.
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The residual from the data showed that our predictions were mostly accurate.
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The residuals didn't help us understand the mistakes we made in our predictions.
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How do we calculate the residuals of our testing results?
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