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# remainder

«remainder» in Mova's school dictionary: **what is left over when a number cannot be divided exactly** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (remainder, remainders)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The remainder is what is left over when a number cannot be divided exactly. 13 divided by 4 is 3 with a remainder of 1. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remainder/#m1)

2) The remainder of something is the rest of it, the part still left: «the remainder of the day». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remainder/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In school maths: the amount left over after equal sharing or grouping (written «r»: 23 ÷ 5 = 4 r 3); also «the remainder» meaning the rest after taking a part. The remainder is always smaller than the number you divide by. In everyday life: «the remainder of the week», «the remainder of the cake». Phrases: «with a remainder of», «no remainder», «the remainder of».

### examples

- 23 ÷ 5 = 4 remainder 3. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remainder/#x1)
- How many apples are in the remainder? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remainder/#x2)
- She spent half and saved the remainder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remainder/#x3)
- 29 children in groups of 6, how many are left as the remainder? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remainder/#x4)
- 20 ÷ 4 has no remainder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remainder/#x5)
- 17 sweets shared by 5 children gives 3 each with 2 as the remainder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remainder/#x6)
- We spent the remainder of the day at the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remainder/#x7)
- She ate one slice and saved the remainder for later. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remainder/#x8)
- The remainder of the day went like the previous one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remainder/#x9)

### note

Do not confuse with «reminder» (something that helps you remember). The remainder must be less than the divisor; if it is not, you can share more. Maths: signals division with leftovers, or «the rest» after taking a part. Trap: sometimes the remainder needs one more box or bus (round up), sometimes it is dropped.

### In the corpora

- [Divide, and if there is a remainder, add one.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/lessons/86-round-up/2/)
- [Divide and leave out the remainder.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/lessons/87-full-boxes/2/)
- [Dividing with a remainder gives full groups and some left over: 50 ÷ 8 = 6 remainder 2.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/lessons/145-remainder-round-up/0/)
- [But if the question asks how many full boxes, the remainder is simply left out: 50 eggs fill 6 boxes of 8.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/lessons/145-remainder-round-up/2/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «remainder» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/remainder/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.