According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
residuals
plural of residual
Source: Wiktionary
Re*sid"u*al (r-zd"-al), a. Etym: [See Residue.]
Definition: Pertaining to a residue; remaining after a part is taken. Residual air (Physiol.), that portion of air contained in the lungs which can not be expelled even by the most violent expiratory effort. It amounts to from 75 to 100 cubic inches. Cf. Supplemental air, under Supplemental.
– Residual error. (Mensuration) See Error, 6 (b).
– Residual figure (Geom.), the figure which remains after a less figure has been taken from a greater one.
– Residual magnetism (Physics), remanent magnetism. See under Remanent.
– Residual product, a by product, as cotton waste from a cotton mill, coke and coal tar from gas works, etc.
– Residual quantity (Alg.), a binomial quantity the two parts of which are connected by the negative sign, as a-b.
– Residual root (Alg.), the root of a residual quantity, as sq. root(a-b).
Re*sid"u*al, n. (Math.) (a) The difference of the results obtained by observation, and by computation from a formula. (b) The difference between the mean of several observations and any one of them.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 May 2025
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.