Residual 461538 211296853 2008-05-09T17:34:21Z Xyzzyplugh 639298 wikified, per [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (disambiguation pages)]] In general, a residual is a positive or negative numeric [[subtraction|difference]] between two numbers. * [[Residual (mathematics)]] *In statistics, residual is the observed value minus the predicted value; see [[errors and residuals in statistics]] *[[Residual payment]], in business, one of an ongoing stream of payments for the completion of past achievements ** [[Residual (entertainment industry)]], a payment made to the creator of performance art (or the performer in the work) for subsequent showings or screenings *In the context of insolvent businesses, the '''residual claimants''' (shareholders, partners, or sole proprietor) to a bankrupt organization receive any money that is left after all [[asset]]s are sold and all [[creditor]]s paid. * [[Residual frame]], in video compression <!-- *In finance, a residual (or balloon) can refer to a lump sum owed to the financier at the end of a loan's term, expressed either as a dollar value or a percentage of the amount borrowed. --> == See also == *[[Studentized residual]] *[[Residual (entertainment industry)]] *[[The Residuals (Fleet Capital Leasing)]] {{disambig}} [[de:Residuum]] [[sv:Residual]]