прилагательное 1) написанный на полях (страницы) Например: marginal notes — заметки на полях 2) а) граничный, приграничный, находящийся на краю (чего-либо) Например: marginal tribes — племена, живущие в приграничной полосе б) крайний, маргинальный (принадлежащий частично к какой-либо культуре, группе, обществу, но не интегрированный в них полностью) Например: the marginal habits of new immigrant groups — маргинальные привычки новых иммигрантских групп marginal voters — избиратели-маргиналы 3) а) крайний, предельный б) минимальный Например: marginal profit — минимальная прибыль 4) незначительный, несущественный, неважный Например: He regards violence as a marginal rather than a central problem. — Он рассматривает насилие скорее как малозначительную, не являющуюся центральной, проблему. marginal member of Parliament — член парламента, избранный незначительным большинством Синоним(ы): inessential, immaterial, minor, peripheral, piddling, inconsequent, inconsequential Антоним(ы): central, significant 5) [психология] маргинальный, находящийся на грани сознания
1) краевой 2) маргинальный 3) пограничный 4) предельный 5) сделанный на полях
adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin marginalis, from Latin margin-, margo 1. written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet Example: marginal notes 2. a. of, relating to, or situated at a margin or border b. not of central importance Example: regards violence as a marginal rather than a central problem; also limited in extent, significance, or stature Example: had only marginal success with the business c. (1) occupying the borderland of a relatively stable territorial or cultural area Example: marginal tribes (2) characterized by the incorporation of habits and values from two divergent cultures and by incomplete assimilation in either Example: 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 Example: marginal voters 3. located at the fringe of consciousness Example: marginal sensations 4. a. close to the lower limit of qualification, acceptability, or function; barely exceeding the minimum requirements Example: 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 Example: marginal land (2) of, relating to, or derived from goods produced and marketed with such result Example: 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 Example: a marginal probability function • marginality noun • marginally adverb
1. Extremely small. "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 extremely small 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."