residu

See also: résidu

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin residuum, from resideō (“I remain behind”).

Noun

residu m (plural residus)

1. residue, waste
2. (mathematics) remainder
3. (statistics) residual
4. (chemistry) residuum

Derived terms

• residu radioactiu

Related terms

• residir
• residual

Further reading

• “residu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024