Remainder (Noun)
Meaning 1
The number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend.
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Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
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Meaning 2
A piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 3
The part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- When dividing 17 by 5, the remainder is 2.
- The remainder of 7 divided by 3 is 1.
- In the division problem 23 รท 4, the remainder is 3.
- The remainder when 9 is divided by 2 is 1.
- The remainder of 25 divided by 4 is 1.
Meaning 4
Something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance".
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.