remainderとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈmeɪndə/, /ɹəˈmeɪndə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɹəˈmeɪndɚ/
• 韻: -eɪndə(ɹ)

名詞

remainder (複数形 remainders)

1. A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed.

   My son ate part of his cake and I ate the remainder.

   You can have the remainder of my clothes.

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2. (mathematics) 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 (remainder) are also integers and 0 ≤ r < d.

   17 leaves a remainder of 2 when divided by 3.

   11 divided by 2 is 5 remainder 1.

3. (mathematics) The number left over after a simple subtraction

   10 minus 4 leaves a remainder of 6

5. (commerce) Excess stock items left unsold and subject to reduction in price.

   I got a really good price on this shirt because it was a remainder.

6. (law) An estate in expectancy which only comes in its heir's possession after an estate created by the same instrument has been determined

同意語

• (a part または parts remaining): remnant, residue, rest, lave; See also Thesaurus:remainder
• surplus

反意語

• (a part または parts remaining): dearth, deficiency, deficit, shortage, undersupply

派生語

• R (数学)
• remainderman
• contingent remainder

参考

• addition, summation: (augend) + (addend) = (summand) × (summand) = (sum, total)
• subtraction: (minuend) − (subtrahend) = (difference)
• multiplication: (multiplier) × (multiplicand) = (factor) × (factor) = (product)
• division: (dividend) ÷ (divisor) = (quotient), remainder left over if divisor does not divide dividend
• modulus

参考

• remainderman

形容詞

remainder (not comparable)

1. Remaining.

同意語

• leftover

動詞

remainder (三人称単数 現在形 remainders, 現在分詞 remaindering, 過去形および過去分詞形 remaindered)

1. (commerce) To mark or declare items left unsold as subject to reduction in price.

   The bookstore remaindered the unsold copies of that book at the end of summer at a reduced price.