noun🔗ShareA remainder left over at the end of some process."After the children finished their art project using glitter, the residuals were swept up from the floor. "outcomeprocessmathscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(in the plural) Payments made to performers, writers and directors when a recorded broadcast is repeated.""The actor was happy to receive residuals each time the old TV show he starred in was rerun on television." "mediaentertainmentbusinessfinancejobindustrycommunicationeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe difference between the observed value and the estimated value of the quantity of interest"After fitting a trend line to Sarah's plant growth data, the residuals showed how much each plant's actual height differed from the height predicted by the line. "statisticsmathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(paranormal) A spiritual presence left behind in a place as a result of a person's death or some other significant event."Many ghost hunters believe the old theater holds strong residuals of the actress who died tragically on stage, explaining the reported sightings and unusual feelings in the dressing room. "supernaturalsoulreligionmythologyphenomenaeventplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading