remainder (in division); residue
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remainder (in integer division); the amount left over after division
technicalMathematical term. In the division algorithm, the remainder must always be non-negative and strictly less than the divisor. Also called '不完全商' (incomplete quotient) in some contexts.
272
chú7
yǐ除
6以
děng6
yú等
4于
yú4
3余
3
。
27 divided by 6 equals 4 with a remainder of 3.
Zài在
zhěng整
shù数
chú除
fǎ法
zhōng中
，
yú余
shù数
bì必
xū须
xiǎo小
yú于
chú除
shù数
。
In integer division, the remainder must be smaller than the divisor.
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101
chú0
yǐ除
3以
shāng3
，
shì商
3是
yú3
，
shù余
shì数
1是
1
。
10 divided by 3 gives a quotient of 3 and a remainder of 1.