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residuum

/ɹəˈzɪd͡ʒuəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
re-sid-u-um
IPA
/ɹəˈzɪd͡ʒuəm/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The residue, remainder or rest of something.

noun

The solid material remaining after the liquid in which it was dissolved has been evaporated; a residue.

noun

A binary function from [0,1] × [0,1] to [0,1] which is defined in terms of the t-norm as follows: x→y= sup z|z*x⩽y, where * denotes the t-norm function and sup denotes the supremum.

noun

The residue of an estate.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin residuum. Doublet of residue.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹəˈzɪd͡ʒuəm/
  • British English: /ɹɪˈzɪdjʊəm/

Inflected Forms

residuums (plural) residua (plural)

Phrases

relative pseudo-complement

Frequently Paired Words

relative pseudo-complement

Synonyms

lave remnant remainder balance residual residue rest

Questions

How do you pronounce residuum?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹəˈzɪd͡ʒuəm/.
What does residuum mean?
The residue, remainder or rest of something.
Where does residuum come from?
From Latin residuum. Doublet of residue.

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