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residue
noun(res-i-due)something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant, remainder: such as
residue
noun(res-i-due)the part of a testator's estate remaining after the satisfaction of all debts, charges, allowances, and previous devises and bequests
residue
noun(res-i-due)the remainder after subtracting a multiple of a modulus from an integer or a power of the integer that can appear as the second of the two terms in an appropriate congruence
residue
noun(res-i-due)the set of elements (such as integers) that leave the same remainder when divided by a given modulus