Definitions for marginal
ˈmɑr dʒə nlmar·gin·al

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fringy, marginaladjective

   at or constituting a border or edge

   "the marginal strip of beach"

2. borderline, marginaladjective

   of questionable or minimal quality

   "borderline grades"; "marginal writing ability"

3. bare(a), marginaladjective

   just barely adequate or within a lower limit

   "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory"

4. marginaladjective

   producing at a rate that barely covers production costs

   "marginal industries"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Marginaladjective

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. marginalnoun

   Something that is marginal.

2. marginalnoun

   A constituency won with a small margin.

3. marginaladjective

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

4. marginaladjective

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Marginalnoun

   Placed, or written on the margin.

   Etymology: marginal, French, from margin.

   We cannot better interpret the meaning of these words than pope Leo himself expoundeth them, whose speech concerning our Lord’s ascension may serve instead of a marginal gloss. Richard Hooker, b. v.

   What remarks you find worthy of your riper observation note with a marginal star, as being worthy of your second year’s review. Isaac Watts, Logick.

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1. marginal

   Marginal refers to the additional or incremental change brought about by a specific decision or action. It is often used in economics and finance to describe the change in revenue, cost, or profit that is associated with a particular decision. In a broader sense, it can also refer to something that is minimal, minor, or not central.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Marginaladjective

   of or pertaining to a margin

2. Marginaladjective

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

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. marginal.]

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.”

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Marginal

   of, belonging to, or near the margin.

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

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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. Lopez Pineda:

   He was the first to give universal pension to seniors. He created 16 high schools in marginal areas, he created such seemingly insignificant things such as permanent driver licenses so that the government would not keep taking money from the people.

2. Agnes Soucat:

   We are at a crossroads in the health sector in which we see declining marginal returns on investment with new technologies that are expensive but don't necessarily always get a lot of health benefits.

3. Eric Freedman:

   Our thoughts on the global consumer is that the marginal data points coming in are more negative than positive.

4. The Salford-born player:

   I saw results. My recorded top speed on my GPS unit at training, increased by 0.5 metres per second, which is huge when it comes to sprinting, that marginal gain alone had me convinced and feeling good about what more was to come. I was consistently having days feeling at my best and as confident as ever. Was this because of my new food choices, or was it coincidence? I didn't know, but I was happy with how I felt and was willing to continue.

5. Geoffrey Crothall:

   In terms of helping the job market, this sort of thing is of marginal benefit, they are going to price themselves into the ground, and so the wages they can afford to pay their staff are going to be very low as well.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=marginal
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=marginal
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Marginal
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=marginal
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marginal
7. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Marginal
8. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=marginal