Meaning of "remainder" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD REMAINDER

From Anglo-French, from Old French remaindre (infinitive used as noun), variant of remanoir.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF REMAINDER

remainder  [rɪˈmeɪndə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REMAINDER

Remainder is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb remainder in English.

WHAT DOES REMAINDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Remainder

In mathematics, the remainder is the amount "left over" after performing some computation. In arithmetic, the remainder is the integer "left over" after dividing one integer by another to produce an integer quotient. In algebra, the remainder is the polynomial "left over" after dividing one polynomial by another. The modulo operation is the operation that produces such a remainder when given a dividend and divisor. Formally it is also true that a remainder is what is left after subtracting one number from another, although this is more properly called the difference. This usage can be found in some elementary textbooks; colloquially it is replaced by the expression "the rest" as in "Give me two dollars back and keep the rest." However, the term "remainder" is still used in this sense when a function is approximated by a series expansion and the error expression is referred to as the remainder term.

Definition of remainder in the English dictionary

The first definition of remainder in the dictionary is a part or portion that is left, as after use, subtraction, expenditure, the passage of time, etc. Other definition of remainder is the amount left over when one quantity cannot be exactly divided by another. Remainder is also a future interest in property; an interest in a particular estate that will pass to one at some future date, as on the death of the current possessor.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO REMAINDER

PRESENT

Present

I remainder

you remainder

he/she/it remainders

we remainder

you remainder

they remainder

Present continuous

I am remaindering

you are remaindering

he/she/it is remaindering

we are remaindering

you are remaindering

they are remaindering

Present perfect

I have remaindered

you have remaindered

he/she/it has remaindered

we have remaindered

you have remaindered

they have remaindered

Present perfect continuous

I have been remaindering

you have been remaindering

he/she/it has been remaindering

we have been remaindering

you have been remaindering

they have been remaindering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I remaindered

you remaindered

he/she/it remaindered

we remaindered

you remaindered

they remaindered

Past continuous

I was remaindering

you were remaindering

he/she/it was remaindering

we were remaindering

you were remaindering

they were remaindering

Past perfect

I had remaindered

you had remaindered

he/she/it had remaindered

we had remaindered

you had remaindered

they had remaindered

Past perfect continuous

I had been remaindering

you had been remaindering

he/she/it had been remaindering

we had been remaindering

you had been remaindering

they had been remaindering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will remainder

you will remainder

he/she/it will remainder

we will remainder

you will remainder

they will remainder

Future continuous

I will be remaindering

you will be remaindering

he/she/it will be remaindering

we will be remaindering

you will be remaindering

they will be remaindering

Future perfect

I will have remaindered

you will have remaindered

he/she/it will have remaindered

we will have remaindered

you will have remaindered

they will have remaindered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been remaindering

you will have been remaindering

he/she/it will have been remaindering

we will have been remaindering

you will have been remaindering

they will have been remaindering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would remainder

you would remainder

he/she/it would remainder

we would remainder

you would remainder

they would remainder

Conditional continuous

I would be remaindering

you would be remaindering

he/she/it would be remaindering

we would be remaindering

you would be remaindering

they would be remaindering

Conditional perfect

I would have remainder

you would have remainder

he/she/it would have remainder

we would have remainder

you would have remainder

they would have remainder

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been remaindering

you would have been remaindering

he/she/it would have been remaindering

we would have been remaindering

you would have been remaindering

they would have been remaindering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you remainder
we let´s remainder
you remainder

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to remainder

Past participle

remaindered

Present Participle

remaindering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «REMAINDER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «remainder» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of remainder

balance · butt · dregs · excess · leavings · oddment · relic · remains · remnant · residue · residuum · rest · stub · surplus · tail end · trace

TRANSLATION OF REMAINDER

Find out the translation of remainder to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of remainder from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «remainder» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 剩余部分
• Translator English - Spanish: resto
• English: remainder
• Translator English - Hindi: शेष
• Translator English - Arabic: الباقي
• Translator English - Russian: Остальная
• Translator English - Portuguese: restante
• Translator English - Bengali: বাকি
• Translator English - French: reste
• Translator English - Malay: Baki
• Translator English - German: Rest
• Translator English - Japanese: 残留者{or}残留物
• Translator English - Korean: 나머지
• Translator English - Javanese: Sisa
• Translator English - Vietnamese: còn lại
• Translator English - Tamil: எஞ்சிய
• Translator English - Marathi: उर्वरित
• Translator English - Turkish: geri kalan kısım
• Translator English - Italian: resto
• Translator English - Polish: pozostała
• Translator English - Ukrainian: решта
• Translator English - Romanian: restul
• Translator English - Greek: υπόλοιπο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: restant
• Translator English - Swedish: återstoden
• Translator English - Norwegian: resten

6 QUOTES WITH «REMAINDER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word remainder.

1

Stephen Ambrose

Who today is willing to say that Texas and California and the remainder of the Southwest would be better off if they were governed by Mexico?

2

Graydon Carter

Many of the architects of the Vietnam War became near pariahs as they spent the remainder of their lives in the futile quest to explain away their decisions at the time.

3

Tracy McMillan

Is our desire for partnership just an evolutionary remainder, a Togetherness Delusion, where millions of women only think they need a relationship to be truly happy? Maybe. But you know what? That's fine with me.

4

James Wolcott

Pop music has been all but relegated to the remainder bin at MTV and VH1, where high-maintenance concoctions such as Paris Hilton, Flavor Flav, and Hulk Hogan's biohazard clan of bleached specimens provide endless hours of death-hastening diversion.

5

Dick York

I was seeing everything through pain. I would roll out of bed and do my exercises. I had to do that to work out the remainder of the pain pills. I would drink coffee and go to the set and plunge myself so far into my work.

6

Cole Younger

Jim and I are still receiving surgical attention, and will be the remainder of our lives.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REMAINDER»

Discover the use of remainder in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to remainder and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Remainder

Traumatised by an accident which 'involved something falling from the sky' and leaving him eight and a half million pounds richer but hopelessly estranged from the world around him, the hero of this novel spends his time and money ...

Tom McCarthy, 2011

A Remainder of One

When the queen of her bugs demands that her army march in even lines, Private Joe divides the marchers into more and more lines so that he will not be left out of the parade.

Elinor J Pinczes, 2002

The Indivisible Remainder: An Essay on Schelling and Related ...

This work begins with a detailed examination of the two works in which Schelling's speculative audacity reached its peak: his essay on human freedom and his drafts on the "Ages of the World".

Slavoj Žižek, 1996

Happiness, Death, and the Remainder of Life

But if, with Jonathan Lear, we scrutinize these thinkers' attempts to explain human behavior in terms of a higher principle--whether happiness or death--the pictures fall apart.

Jonathan Lear, 2009

Tracts on I. The Definition and Nature of Cross Remainder. ...

Richard Preston. death of his ancestor, and on the power of alienation by that ancestor. Under Cross Remainders each person takes an estate in his own right, so that he has at the same time an estate in every part of the land, by parts ; in ...

Richard Preston, 1797

Charitable remainder trusts: a proven strategy for reducing ...

This book guides the reader through an in-depth look at one of the best strategies for reducing income and estate taxes while benefiting society.

Peter J. Fagan, 1996

Charitable Gift Planning: A Practical Guide for the Estate ...

Retirement Plan to Testamentary Charitable Remainder Trust In a pair of private letter rulings issued in 1992, the Service confirmed128 that the tax law permits a donor to transfer death benefits from a deferred compensation plan or IRA to a ...

Thomas J. Ray (Jr.), 2007

Chinese Remainder Theorem Based Single and Multi-group Key ...

The Chinese Remainder Theorem (CRT) is the ground theorem in this research work. We will provide a detailed description of this theorem together with the different computational algorithms involved, the Multiplicative Inverse Computation ...

Xinliang Zheng, 2007

The Remainder of My Life

Troy Carlyle. I used to be an amateur filmmaker, even had the great honor of teaching college film and video classes at an art school in Houston for a few years. I was always fascinated with “color temperature,” the phenomenon of the ...

Troy Carlyle, 2007

How to Protect Your Family's Assets from Devastating Nursing ...

Next, look at the “Life Estate Table (unisex)” reproduced in the Appendix (see page 209), and find the “Remainder” number that corresponds with your age. Multiply that number by the value of your house to come up with the amount of the gift.

K. Gabriel Heiser, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REMAINDER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term remainder is used in the context of the following news items.

How a Charitable Remainder Trust Can Be a Great Way to Give

Using a charitable remainder trust can allow you to achieve both of those goals, ensuring a steady stream of income for yourself or your loved ones during their ... «Motley Fool, Jul 15»

Orlando City GK Josh Ford loaned to Fort Lauderdale for remainder …

Orlando City SC has loaned goalkeeper Josh Ford to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League (NASL) for the remainder of the season ... «Bay News 9, Jul 15»

Shock's Skylar Diggins tears ACL, to miss remainder of the season

Skylar Diggins, the Shock's All-Star point guard, has been was diagnosed with a torn ACL in her right knee and will miss the remainder of the season. TIMOTHY ... «Tulsa World, Jul 15»

Forecast: NC economic growth poised to accelerate over remainder …

The pace of North Carolina's economic growth, which has been slowing since the spring of 2014, is expected to pick up over for the remainder of this year, ... «News & Observer, Jun 15»

Portland Thunder quarterback Darron Thomas out for remainder of …

The Portland Thunder have placed quarterback Darron Thomas on injured reserve and will miss the remainder of the 2015 AFL season with a lower leg injury. «OregonLive.com, May 15»

Rain, storms possible remainder of the week

For the remainder of the week temperatures will be in the 80s with a chance of spotty showers and storms daily. Majority of the rain and spotty showers will take ... «KMOV.com, May 15»

Knicks Sign Ricky Ledo For Remainder of Season

NEW YORK -– New York Knickerbockers President Phil Jackson announced today that the team has signed guard Ricky Ledo for the remainder of the season. «Knicks.com, Apr 15»

Wizards sign Will Bynum for remainder of the season

The Washington Wizards have signed guard Will Bynum for the remainder of the season, the team announced Monday. The decision was expected. Bynum's ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»

Applebee's on East State closed for remainder of the day due to fire

The Applebee's on 547 E. State St. caught fire early Sunday afternoon for reasons that are still unknown. Damage appeared to be contained near the back of the ... «The Post, Apr 15»

Heat rookie Shabazz Napier ruled out for the remainder of season …

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