MEANING
As what remains after other components, effects, or allocations have been accounted for.
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Words that belong together
- residually associated
- residually allocated
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The variables remained residually associated after the specified controls were included.
Resources were residually allocated only after the essential commitments had been met.
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Word forms
- Base
- residually
Usage notes
Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Invariable adverb; no plural or tense forms. Compare degree only where the particular use naturally permits it. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: qualification, comparison, causation, methodology, interpretation. Disciplines: academic writing, research, argumentation. Commonness: uncommon.
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