Remainder

(noun.) the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend.

(noun.) the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor.

(noun.) something left after other parts have been taken away; 'there was no remainder'; 'he threw away the rest'; 'he took what he wanted and I got the balance'.

(verb.) sell cheaply as remainders; 'The publisher remaindered the books'.

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• General Sherman, leaving a force to hold Atlanta, with the remainder of his army fell upon him and drove him to Gadsden, Alabama. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Mr. Pickwick eyed the old man with great curiosity, and the remainder of the company smiled, and looked on in silence. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• The remainder of the play ended--the Saracen's head was cut off, and Saint George stood as victor. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Most of the remainder of children's alleged native egoism is simply an egoism which runs counter to an adult's egoism. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• The advance reached Cerralvo in four days and halted for the remainder of the troops to come up. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• After the second night at Goliad, Benjamin and I started to make the remainder of the journey alone. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• The remainder of the sugar settles at the bottom of the vessel, and cannot be dissolved by any amount of stirring. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• I generally contrived to reserve a moiety of this bounteous repast for myself; but the remainder I was invariably obliged to part with. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• If we eliminate the three first, the unknown remainder will be justice. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• When this is fastened the cloth is tacked around the remainder of the bed; being stretched as tightly as possible in every direction. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The remainders, being cut into lengths and split open, were tossed into the pan, which began hissing and crackling over the fire. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.

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