marginality

Variant of marginal

marginal definition

mar·ginal (mär′jə nəl)

adjective

  1. written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet
  2. of or constituting a margin
  3. at, on, or close to the margin or border
    1. close to a margin or limit, esp. a lower limit a marginal standard of living
    2. limited; minimal
  5. Econ.
    1. on the border between being profitable and nonprofitable a marginal business, marginal land
    2. of or from goods produced and sold at margin marginal costs, marginal profits

Etymology: ML marginalis

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