Remainder
Meaning of Remainder
The part left over after the rest has gone or been used.
ما معنى كلمة Remainder بالعربي؟
الجزء المتبقي أو الباقي من الكل
📊➕ الجزء المتبقي أو الباقي من الكل؛ ما يفضل بعد استخدام أو إزالة جزء؛ المقدار المُتبقي من شيء أكبر بعد أخذ أو استهلاك جزء منه، سواء كان رقماً أو كمية أو مجموعة 📊➕
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Remainder in a sentence
The remainder of the sample was stored at low temperature.
The remainder of the budget goes to training.
The remainder of the estate passes to the heirs.
Dividing seven by two leaves a remainder of one.
Origin of Remainder
From Old French remaindre, from Latin remanere.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, remainder is also a maths term. GL maths lessons teach division with remainders.
Remainder audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Remainder" — noun, pronounced /rɪˈmeɪndə/, with the stress on "main".
Narrator: A remainder is the part that is left over after the rest has been used or gone.
Narrator: In plain English, the remainder is what's left — like the remainder of a cake after everyone has had a slice.
Narrator: It comes from the Anglo-French remainder, from the verb remaindre, meaning to remain.
Narrator: "The remainder of the day" describes the time left after a certain point.
Narrator: It differs from remnant because remainder usually means a quantity left, whereas remnant is a physical scrap.
Narrator: "The remainder in division" is a maths sense meaning the amount left over when one number doesn't divide evenly into another.
Narrator: Maths, retail, cooking and everyday speech all rely on the word remainder.
Narrator: So remember: a remainder is what is left over, from the Anglo-French for to remain.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: What does remainder mean?
Speaker B: What's left! REMAINDER comes from the Anglo-French remaindre, to remain, so it's the part left over after the rest has gone.
Speaker A: So it's a maths term too?
Speaker B: Yes — the amount left over in division!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "The remainder of the day"; "a book remainder"; "divide and find the remainder" — time, books and maths.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't confuse remainder with remnant, because remainder is a quantity left, while remnant is a physical scrap.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: 'Leftover' the everyday cousin, 'residue' the formal twin, 'balance' the financial alternative. The word keeps its lingering charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "remainder" in AI prompts — useful for inventory apps and maths tools.
Speaker A: So a prompt could manage stock?
Speaker B: Right. For an inventory app, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a short report on the remainder of last season's stock, naming two items to discount.
Speaker A: How about a maths tool?
Speaker B: Ask the model to teach:
Prompt: Draft a step-by-step guide to finding the remainder when seventeen is divided by five.
Speaker A: Could it help with a scheduling bot?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame time:
Prompt: Summarise in two sentences how to use the remainder of a workday for admin, naming one task.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a publishing chatbot, try this:
Prompt: Write a short note on selling remaindered books at a discount, naming one pricing rule.
Frequently asked questions about Remainder
What does Remainder mean?
The part left over after the rest has gone or been used.
ما معنى كلمة Remainder بالعربي؟
الجزء المتبقي أو الباقي من الكل — 📊➕ الجزء المتبقي أو الباقي من الكل؛ ما يفضل بعد استخدام أو إزالة جزء؛ المقدار المُتبقي من شيء أكبر بعد أخذ أو استهلاك جزء منه، سواء كان رقماً أو كمية أو مجموعة 📊➕
How do you pronounce Remainder?
Remainder is pronounced /rɪˈmeɪndə/ and is used as a noun.
How is Remainder used in a sentence?
The remainder of the sample was stored at low temperature.
What are synonyms of Remainder?
rest, balance, surplus, residue, leftover, remnant.