residue: Meaning and Definition of

res•i•due

1. something that remains after a part is removed, disposed of, or used; remainder; rest; remnant.
1. residuum (def. 2).
2. an atom or group of atoms considered as a group or part of a molecule.
3. that part remaining as a solid on a filter paper after a liquid passes through in the filtration procedure.
3. the part of a testator's estate that remains after the payment of all debts, charges, special devises, and bequests.
1. the coefficient of the term with exponent −1 in a Laurent series of a function of a complex variable.
2. a number related to a given number by a congruence.