What does Remainder Mean?
Definition as Noun
- the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor
- something left after other parts have been taken away
- the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
- a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
Definition as Verb
- sell cheaply as remainders
Examples
- "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"
- "The publisher remaindered the books"