- remainder, the
- [rɪˈmeɪndə]noun [singular]the part of something that is left after the rest has gone or been finished
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Remainder — In arithmetic, when the result of the division of two integers cannot be expressed with an integer quotient, the remainder is the amount left over. The remainder for natural numbers If a and d are natural numbers, with d non zero, it can be… … Wikipedia
remainder — /ri mayn deuhr/, n. 1. something that remains or is left: the remainder of the day. 2. a remaining part. 3. Arith. a. the quantity that remains after subtraction. b. the portion of the dividend that is not evenly divisible by the divisor. 4. Math … Universalium
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remainder — re·main·der n [Anglo French, from Old French remaindre to remain] 1: an estate in property in favor of one other than the grantor that follows upon the natural termination of a prior intervening possessory estate (as a life estate) created at the … Law dictionary
Remainder — Re*main der (r? m?n d?r), n. [OF. remaindre, inf. See {Remain}.] 1. Anything that remains, or is left, after the separation and removal of a part; residue; remnant. The last remainders of unhappy Troy. Dryden. [1913 Webster] If these decoctions… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Remainder (disambiguation) — Remainder is the amount left over when dividing two integers.Remainder may also refer to:*Remaindered book, a publisher liquidating the remaining unsold copies of a book *Remainder (law), in property law, a future interest created in a transferee … Wikipedia
The Benedictine Order — The Benedictine Order † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Benedictine Order The Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as black monks . The order will be considered in this article under… … Catholic encyclopedia
The Cantos — by Ezra Pound is a long, incomplete poem in 120 sections, each of which is a canto . Most of it was written between 1915 and 1962, although much of the early work was abandoned and the early cantos, as finally published, date from 1922 onwards.… … Wikipedia
The Carmelite Order — The Carmelite Order † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carmelite Order One of the mendicant orders. Origin The date of the foundation of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been under discussion from the fourteenth century to … Catholic encyclopedia
remainder subject to open — A vested remainder that will go to a group containing an undetermined number of people. For example, to Adam for life, and then to his children. The remainder left to the children is subject to open because it is unknown how many children (if… … Law dictionary
remainder interest — England, Wales An interest in a trust (or under the terms of a will), where the beneficiary s possession and enjoyment of the trust assets is postponed by a prior interest in the same assets. For example, Doreen dies and in her will leaves her… … Law dictionary
