: the difference between results obtained by observation and by computation from a formula or between the mean of several observations and any one of them
b
: a residual product or substance
c
: an internal aftereffect of experience or activity that influences later behavior
especially: a disability remaining from a disease or operation
2
: a payment (as to an actor or writer) for each rerun after an initial showing (as of a TV show)
: leaving a residue that remains effective for some time
a residual pesticide
residuallyadverb
Example Sentences
Adjective She's still dealing with the residual effects of the accident.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Ragnow has been a regular participant in Detroit Lions practices since the spring and has shown no residual from the torn plantar plate that prematurely ended his season in 2021. Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2022 That's because your lease's residual—the value the automaker predicted your car would be worth when the lease ends—is fixed in the contract. Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 23 Apr. 2022 Which has produced its own residual: more confusion and mistrust than was strictly necessary or inevitable, especially among some who stood to benefit most from the vaccine.WSJ, 14 Dec. 2021 In this phase of the pandemic, think of hospitalizations as the residual.WSJ, 14 Dec. 2021 Under the traditional business model, every time a show was sold to some secondary market, or released on DVD, a residual would be paid into the plans. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 Oct. 2021 The tiny residual between incoming sunshine and outgoing infrared is due to the accumulation of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide in the air. Scott Denning, Quartz, 6 Aug. 2021 There’s been a very long, unbroken tradition of Indian business culture, [and] there’s a weak residual of a central planning system. Annabelle Timsit, Quartz, 17 May 2021 Jackson and the Ravens suspect the cramps were a residual from the COVID-19 that knocked the quarterback out of action for two weeks. Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2021
Adjective
This rendition also maintains the lively flavors of garlic and lemon, which are only slightly mellowed by the residual heat of the sauce. Ariel Cheung, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 Service resumed, with residual delays, around 5:45 a.m. CTA offered a shuttle bus between the stations. Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2022 The agency tweeted Wednesday that normal operations at the Castro Station were resuming but that riders should expect residual delays. Antonio Planas, NBC News, 22 June 2022 There's likely to be residual uncertainty over whether mask wearing is advisable, since the latest decision countered an earlier US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to extend the mask mandate and the situation is now under official review. Julia Buckley, Pete Muntean And Barry Neild, CNN, 19 Apr. 2022 If the surrogate is persuasive, keep working on any residual uncertainty but don’t make patients wait. Keith Flanagan, STAT, 16 Aug. 2021 Seats on the patio filled steadily, but the spaciousness kept any residual cootie fears at bay. Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Feb. 2021 Given residual effects of the COVID pandemic on filmmakers and the industry, the organization has once again decided to waive its eligibility requirement of a theatrical release. Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2022 The adviser said Pence’s team believes Republican voters are becoming less interested in the 2020 election, and that the residual anger from that day toward Pence has waned. Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 16 June 2022 See More