( n. )
The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder; as, the difference between two numbers is the excess of one over the other.
( n. )
The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder; as, the difference between two numbers is the excess of one over the other.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012