marginal

marginal
adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin marginalis, from Latin margin-, margo Date: 1573 1. written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet <
marginal notes
>
2. a. of, relating to, or situated at a margin or border b. not of central importance <
regards violence as a marginal rather than a central problem
>
; also limited in extent, significance, or stature <
had only marginal success with the business
>
c. (1) occupying the borderland of a relatively stable territorial or cultural area <
marginal tribes
>
(2) characterized by the incorporation of habits and values from two divergent cultures and by incomplete assimilation in either <
the marginal cultural habits of new immigrant groups
>
(3) excluded from or existing outside the mainstream of society, a group, or a school of thought <
marginal voters
>
3. located at the fringe of consciousness <
marginal sensations
>
4. a. close to the lower limit of qualification, acceptability, or function ; barely exceeding the minimum requirements <
a semiliterate person of marginal ability
>
b. (1) having a character or capacity fitted to yield a supply of goods which when marketed at existing price levels will barely cover the cost of production <
marginal land
>
(2) of, relating to, or derived from goods produced and marketed with such result <
marginal profits
>
5. relating to or being a function of a random variable that is obtained from a function of several random variables by integrating or summing over all possible values of the other variables <
a marginal probability function
>
marginality nounmarginally adverb

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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