Definitions for marginal
ˈmɑr dʒə nlmarginal

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. fringy, marginal(adj)

   at or constituting a border or edge

   "the marginal strip of beach"

2. borderline, marginal(adj)

   of questionable or minimal quality

   "borderline grades"; "marginal writing ability"

3. bare(a), marginal(adj)

   just barely adequate or within a lower limit

   "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory"

4. marginal(adj)

   producing at a rate that barely covers production costs

   "marginal industries"

GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Marginal(a.)

   At the lower limit; barely sufficient; as, of marginal utility.

Origin: [Cf. F. marginal.]

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. marginal(Noun)

   Something that is marginal.

2. marginal(Noun)

   A constituency won with a small margin.

3. marginal(Adjective)

   Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).

4. marginal(Adjective)

   Determined by a small margin; having a salient characteristic determined by a small margin.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Marginal(adj)

   of or pertaining to a margin

2. Marginal(adj)

   written or printed in the margin; as, a marginal note or gloss

Origin: [Cf. F. marginal.]

The New Hacker's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. marginal

   [common] 1. [techspeak] An extremely small change. “A marginal increase in core can decrease GC time drastically.” In everyday terms, this means that it is a lot easier to clean off your desk if you have a spare place to put some of the junk while you sort through it. 2. Of little merit. “This proposed new feature seems rather marginal to me.” 3. Of extremely small probability of winning. “The power supply was rather marginal anyway; no wonder it fried.”

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'marginal' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4200

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'marginal' in Adjectives Frequency: #566

Anagrams for marginal »

1. alarming

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of marginal in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of marginal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of marginal in a Sentence

1. Dileep Mavalankar:

   This (mobile services) will have a very marginal effect.

2. Jonathan Larsen:

   We have to make sure that we are not subsidizing marginal operations for long periods.

3. Richard Kurth:

   You're seeing deals three, four, five times oversubscribed and the same marginal pricing dynamics.

4. William S. Burroughs:

   Black magic operates most effectively in preconscious, marginal areas. Casual curses are the most effective.

5. Marko Mrsnik:

   These numbers may seem marginal but they aren't, they certainly would make deficit reduction somewhat slower.

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