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residue Law what is left of an estate after the discharge of debts and distribution of specific gifts residue [′rez·ə‚dü] (chemical engineering) The substance left after distilling off all but the heaviest components from crude oil in petroleum refinery operations. Also known as bottoms; residuum. Solids deposited onto the filter medium during filtration. Also known as cake; discharged solids. (geology) The in-place accumulation of rock debris which remains after weathering has removed all but the least soluble constituent. (mathematics) The residue of a complex function ƒ(z) at an isolated singularityz0is given by (1/2πi) ∫ ƒ(z)dzalong a simple closed curve interior to an annulus aboutz0; equivalently, the coefficient of the term (z-z0)-1in the Laurent series expansion of ƒ(z) aboutz0. In general, a coset of an ideal in a ring. A residue ofmof ordern, wheremandnare integers, is a remainder that results from raising some integer to thenth power and dividing bym. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Nothing occurred, however, materially to disturb the residue of the voyage excepting a violent storm; and on the twenty-second of March, the Tonquin arrived at the mouth of the Oregon, or Columbia River. When she took the paste out to bake it, she left smears of dough sticking to the sides of the measure, put the measure on the shelf behind the stove, and let this residue ferment. If it should be a slight commotion in a small part of a State, the militia of the residue would be adequate to its suppression; and the national presumption is that they would be ready to do their duty. |
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