marginal
边际,边边角角,边际的,边边角角的
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Definitions
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- : pertaining to a margin.
- : situated on the border or edge.
- : at the outer or lower limits; minimal for requirements; almost insufficient: marginal subsistence; marginal ability.
- : written or printed in the margin of a page: a marginal note.
- : of minor importance, significance, relevance, or effect: Ethics is not a marginal issue, as it is the basis for the movement and progress of society.Grids using even larger voltages are now being constructed, but will probably make only a marginal improvement in costs.
- : Sociology. marked by contact with disparate cultures, and acquiring some but not all the traits or values common to any one of them: The “marginal man” is one who is poised in psychological uncertainty between two or more worlds.isolated from and not fully accepted by the dominant society or culture, and as a consequence, frequently disadvantaged: An overarching desire exists to foster social inclusion of all marginal groups, including people with a mental illness.
- : existing outside of the mainstream; unconventional: We hope the site is a place to enliven our own sometimes-isolated work in these marginal art forms.
- : Economics. selling goods at a price that just equals the additional cost of producing the last unit supplied.of or relating to goods produced and marketed at margin: marginal profits.
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Examples
Some of the folks arguing against the change said that this disastrous year of pandemic-style school is the wrong time to prioritize more days off, after F’s skyrocketed and learning has been marginal.
Even if life had originated only on Earth, it need not remain a marginal, trivial feature of the cosmos.
Beckmann encourages injured athletes to keep in mind that marginal differences in body weight are typical across a season for most people, and similar to a postseason break, your body will normalize once you’ve returned to full training.
In hindsight, we should’ve communicated this in our snowfall map, something we’ll try to do next time when temperatures are marginal for accumulation.
These objects that general relativity predicted, that were mathematical curiosities, became real, then they were marginal.
Both are considered marginal figures in the House GOP caucus and have no real base of support for their respective bids.
Dynamism is increasingly driven not by economies of scale but by competitively driven marginal improvements.
The play of Sunday, the play of being angels in the choir, is not just a peripheral secondary marginal realm of activity.
Coping with drought and marginal soils was a continual struggle.
And those who are—like Pat Buchanan—are more marginal figures than ever.
This section is not expressly confined to wandering persons, but the note confines it to the "occasional poor."