remainder

CEFRB1

/ɹɪˈmeɪndə/

noun

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Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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The amount left over after subtracting the divisor as many times as possible from the dividend without producing a negative result. If n (dividend) and d (divisor) are integers, then n can always be expressed in the form n = dq + r, where q (quotient) and r (...
The number left over after a simple subtraction
A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed or already occurred.

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Thirdly, I continue to attempt to interdigitate the taxa in our flora with taxa of the remainder of the world.
1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN,...
When the clocks are put forward at the introduction of summer time, the long-distance night trains automatically become one hour late, and continue to run late for the remainder of their journeys. […] Similarly, when the clocks are put back in the autumn, the night trains become one hour early.
1951 June, “The Why and the Wherefore: Railways and Summer Time”, in Railway Magazine, page 429

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From Middle English remaindre, remeigner, from Anglo-Norman remaindre, with infinitive used as noun.