residual
/ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.u.əl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The difference between the observed value and the estimated value of the quantity of interest.
noun
A spiritual presence left behind in a place as a result of a person's death or some other significant event.
Example Sentences
- "Yet certain films leave a residual memory—such as Psycho: many people still feel uneasy showering in a motel bathroom."
- "Abolitionists argued that race had no place in a free and democratic society as a dividing line. Economic and social policies and practices, they argued, should be race-neutral and egalitarian. Yet despite these racially egalitarian values, much abolitionist rhetoric exhibited a strong residual commitment to racialist thinking and a palpable devotion to white supremacy."
- "The tentative deal announced this week by the Writers Guild of America includes many industry-specific aspects, such as the size of writers’ rooms and improved residuals for streaming."
- "Because, despite his very small role as shark victim Alex Kintner when he was 12, Voorhees is still being paid residuals – royalties – 50 years later. Every time Jaws is on TV, he earns money. […] “It pays to die,” is how he put it in a recent interview with Syfy."
Etymology
Recorded since 1570. From residue, itself borrowed during the Middle English period from Old French residu (Modern French résidu), from Latin residuum (“a remainder”), the neuter inflection of residuus (“remaining, left over”), perfect participle of resideō (“to remain behind”), from re- (“back, again”) + sedeō (“to sit, to reside”).
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.u.əl/