What's the difference between remainder and total?

Remainder


Definition:

  • (n.) Anything that remains, or is left, after the separation and removal of a part; residue; remnant.
  • (n.) The quantity or sum that is left after subtraction, or after any deduction.
  • (n.) An estate in expectancy, generally in land, which becomes an estate in possession upon the determination of a particular prior estate, created at the same time, and by the same instrument; for example, if land be conveyed to A for life, and on his death to B, A's life interest is a particuar estate, and B's interest is a remainder, or estate in remainder.
  • (a.) Remaining; left; left over; refuse.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The remainder of the radioactivity appeared chromatographically just prior to the bisantrene peak, indicating that compounds more polar than the parent were present as transformation products.
  • (2) One-half of the specimens were treated with citric acid, pH 1, for 3 minutes, while the remainder served as untreated control specimens.
  • (3) The remainder of the plasmid appeared to be associated with five positioned nucleosomes and two nonnucleosomal, partially protected regions on the bulk of the molecules.
  • (4) When S+ followed cocaine, stereotyped bar-pressing developed with markedly increased responding during the remainder of the session.
  • (5) Ligation of the left renal vein on the medial side of the adrenolumbar tributary maintained a patent left renal vein in all cases with 60% of left kidney biopsies showing no histological evidence of changes to glomeruli or tubules, and the remainder showing early acute tubular necrosis.
  • (6) The time to first dose of opioid in the remainder was greatly increased.
  • (7) Circular cuts which surgically isolated the medial basal hypothalamus (MBH) from the remainder of the brain did not prevent copulation 4 to 24 h later, but did block reflex ovulation.
  • (8) The remainder of the anticancer chemotherapeutic agents abolished the NNPG activation of guanylate cyclase 40--70%.
  • (9) A further 12% had oligoclonal immunoglobulins and the remainder had no qualitative abnormality of the immunoglobulin profile.
  • (10) with half given as an intravenous bolus and the remainder administered subcutaneously.
  • (11) The remainder of immunoreactive alpha-MSH coeluted with synthetic alpha-MSH, desacetyl alpha-MSH, or their methionine sulfoxides.
  • (12) Cerebral blood flow was in the low normal range throughout the remainder of the brain.
  • (13) Of the excess SCPK, 77% was BB isoenzyme; the remainder was mainly MM with traces of MB.
  • (14) At different times after starting feeding or injection, tissues (albumen gland, digestive gland and digestive tube, central nervous system, remainder parts), hemolymph and faeces were analyzed for unchanged 2,2'- or 4,4'-DCB.
  • (15) People who have already been infected by AIDS are primarily members of high risk groups in which the disease spreads at least 10 times and more likely 100 times more rapidly than in the remainder of the population.
  • (16) Radical resection or local excision combined with pelvic radiation therapy may be more appropriate for the remainder of early cancers.
  • (17) The remainder of the cells stained with the C-terminally directed antibodies only.
  • (18) However, that difference was no longer apparent during the remainder of the study.
  • (19) In the remainder of the skeleton, hip dysplasia with premature osteoarthritis, knee joint bony ankylosis and thoracic and thoraco-lumbar scoliosis are other undescribed findings.
  • (20) At each restriction site, a fraction of the chromosomes is cut rapidly after which the remainder is refractory.

Total


Definition:

  • (a.) Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss.
  • (n.) The whole; the whole sum or amount; as, these sums added make the grand total of five millions.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) By electrophoresis and scanning densitometry, actin was found to constitute about 4% to 6% of the total cellular protein in the human corneal epithelium.
  • (2) Serum samples from 23 families, including a total of 48 affected children, were tested for a set of "classical markers."
  • (3) When perfusion of the affected lung was less than one-third of the total the tumour was found to be unresectable.
  • (4) A total of 13 ascertainments of folate sensitive autosomal fragile sites is observed, of which 10q23 fragility appears to be the most frequent.
  • (5) The statistical T value calculated for the LP-TAE group showed that the administration of LP, the tumor size, intrahepatic metastasis, portal vein infiltration, and serum total bilirubin and alpha-fetoprotein levels significantly (P < 0.01) affected the patients' survival.
  • (6) A total of 104 evaluable patients 20-90 years old treated by direct vision internal urethrotomy a.m. Sachse for urethral strictures reported retrospectively via a questionnaire their sexual potency before and after internal urethrotomy.
  • (7) A total of 555 caries lesions were registered on proximal surfaces, 49.1% being primary lesions in the enamel, 21.4% primary lesions into the dentin and 29.5% secondary lesions.
  • (8) We maximize an objective function that includes both total production rate and product concentration.
  • (9) We have developed a new procedure for the rapid preparation of undegraded total RNA from cultured cells for specific quantitation by dot blotting analysis.
  • (10) Road traffic accidents (RTAs) comprised 40% and ischaemic heart disease (IHD) 13% of the total.
  • (11) But earlier this year the Unesco world heritage committee called for the cancellation of all such Virunga oil permits and appealed to two concession holders, Total and Soco International, not to undertake exploration in world heritage sites.
  • (12) All the twins were born in years 1973-1987, the total number was 2,226 boys and 2,302 girls.
  • (13) A total of five men appeared at a Moscow courtroom on Sunday.
  • (14) Further, at the end of treatment fewer patients had depressive symptoms and the total daily number of hours of wellbeing and normal movement increased.
  • (15) Three overlapping clones, spanning a total of 19 kb of the human SC gene, including 3 kb of the 5' flanking region, were characterized.
  • (16) Pituitary weight, mitotic index and chromosomes were studied in male rats following a single or repeated dose of estradiol-benzoate for a total period of 210 days.
  • (17) Only the approximately 2.7 kb mRNA species was visualized in Northern blots of total cellular and poly(A+) RNA isolated from cardiac ventricular muscle.
  • (18) In the present study, respirometric quotients, the ratio of oral air volume expended to total volume expended, were obtained using separate but simultaneous productions of oral and nasal airflow.
  • (19) The Nazi extermination of Jews in Lithuania (aided enthusiastically by local Lithuanians) was virtually total.
  • (20) Total cholesterol levels are elevated, particularly in hypopituitary women.