SN 12.44,4: The World

In this sutta the Buddha taught;

“…And what, bhikkhus, is the passing away of the world? In
dependence on the eye and forms, eye-consciousness arises. The
meeting of the three is contact. With contact as condition, feeling
[comes to be]; with feeling as condition, craving. But with the
remainderless fading away and cessation of that same craving
comes cessation of clinging…”

How should the phrase “… Remainderless fading away…” be understood?

Thank you for your time.

The World IThe World II

I always assumed it just meant that the cessation of clinging was complete, and not just partial.

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