The difference between Relic and Remainder

When used as nouns, relic means that which remains, whereas remainder means a part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed.

When used as verbs, relic means to cause (an object) to appear old or worn, to distress, whereas remainder means to mark or declare items left unsold as subject to reduction in price.


Remainder is also adjective with the meaning: remaining.

check bellow for the other definitions of Relic and Remainder

  1. Relic as a noun:

    That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion.

  2. Relic as a noun:

    Something old and outdated, possibly kept for sentimental reasons.

  3. Relic as a noun (religion):

    A part of the body of a saint, or an ancient religious object, kept for veneration.

  1. Relic as a verb (transitive, uncommon, often of guitars):

    To cause (an object) to appear old or worn, to distress.

  1. Remainder as a noun:

    A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed.

    Examples:

    "My son ate part of his cake and I ate the remainder."

    "You can have the remainder of my clothes."

  2. Remainder as a noun (mathematics):

    The amount left over after subtracting the divisor as many times as possible from the dividend without producing a negative result. If (dividend) and d (divisor) are integers, then can always be expressed in the form n = dq + r, where q (quotient) and r (remainder) are also integers and 0 ≤ r < d.

    Examples:

    "17 leaves a remainder of 2 when divided by 3."

    "11 divided by 2 is 5 remainder 1."

  3. Remainder as a noun (mathematics):

    The number left over after a simple subtraction

    Examples:

    "10 minus 4 leaves a remainder of 6"

  4. Remainder as a noun (commerce):

    Excess stock items left unsold and subject to reduction in price.

    Examples:

    "I got a really good price on this shirt because it was a remainder."

  5. Remainder as a noun (legal):

    An estate in expectancy which only comes in its heir's possession after an estate created by the same instrument has been determined

  1. Remainder as an adjective:

    Remaining.

  1. Remainder as a verb (commerce):

    To mark or declare items left unsold as subject to reduction in price.

    Examples:

    "The bookstore remaindered the unsold copies of that book at the end of summer at a reduced price."