Difference
Difference noun - The number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend.
Remainder is a synonym for difference in balance topic. In some cases you can use "Remainder" instead a noun "Difference".
Remainder
Remainder noun - The number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend.
Difference is a synonym for remainder in residue topic. You can use "Difference" instead a noun "Remainder".
Nearby Words: remain, remaindered, remaindering
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- However, given that CGAAP is (to this day) the only episode of South Park to actually be made with construction paper, the difference in animation between this scene and the remainder of "An Elephant Makes Love To A Pig" is pretty jarring.
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