| Residual 1. (a.) Pertaining to a residue; remaining after a part is taken. 2. (n.) The difference of the results obtained by observation, and by computation from a formula. 3. (n.) The difference between the mean of several observations and any one of them. Thesaurus Entries afterbirth, afterclap, aftercrop, afterglow, aftergrowth, afterimage, aftermath, afterpain, aftertaste, by-product, consequence, event, eventuality, issue, outcome, placenta, remainder, residual, residuum, result, secundines, side effect, track, trail, upshot, wake |