remainder
/ɹəˈmeɪndɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The amount left over after subtracting the divisor as many times as possible from the dividend without producing a negative result. If n (dividend) and d (divisor) are integers, then n can always be expressed in the form n = dq + r, where q (quotient) and r (remainder) are also integers and 0 ≤ r < d.
noun
The number left over after a simple subtraction
noun
An estate in expectancy which only comes in its heir's possession after an estate created by the same instrument has been determined
adj
Example Sentences
- "My son ate part of his cake and I ate the remainder."
- "You can have the remainder of my clothes."
- "He spent the remainder of the war in a prisoner-of-war camp."
- "When the clocks are put forward at the introduction of summer time, the long-distance night trains automatically become one hour late, and continue to run late for the remainder of their journeys. […] Similarly, when the clocks are put back in the autumn, the night trains become one hour early."
- "Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world."
- "17 leaves a remainder of 2 when divided by 3."
Etymology
From Middle English remaindre, remeigner, from Anglo-Norman remaindre, with infinitive used as noun.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: remaindre
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹəˈmeɪndɚ/
- British English: /ɹɪˈmeɪndə/