Marginal

A marginal (Latin margo, Marginis = " margin" ) is a bit on the edge / Lying on the border, of secondary importance (that is on the verge of a thing, that is a subject area lying ). The word must have no devaluating connotation, it can resonate but quite. Another important group of meanings refers to the limit of methodology ( calculus ) Coming on mathematically derived quantities, especially in economics.

Just outside the rim of a subject area lying:

• The word marginal is also used as adjectives ( These problems are marginal ( = irrelevant ) so that they are not to mention - or this is marginal ( = incidental ) meaning).

• Marginal counter-examples: if you want for a predictor, ie for a linguistic expression, which is representative for specific objects or object classes, clarify, on which subject area it refers, can be reached via the so-called object anchor. It shows one representative as possible examples for which the predictor is marginal and possible counter-examples, for which the predictor is not. The marginal, that is, the closer to the edge of the interest object area, the counter-example are, the more precise can determine this limit. Objects which lie just outside the boundary of the domain for which the predictor is able to be safely ruled out as not belonging to the predictor.

• In sociology, the concept of marginalization exists for a process of " on - the - edge - crowding ", to the exclusion of social groups.

Use as a spatial designation:

• Marginal probability is a rarely used synonym for the term marginal probability. As a marginal probability is defined as the probabilities that are at the edge of a frequency table, the relative frequencies for combinations of features includes ( contingency ). About the relative frequency at the edge of the table ( Marginal frequency marginal frequency, edge frequency ) the marginal probability is estimated. For example, to estimate the probability in this sample to be male seen in the relative edge frequency and in this example is 0.35. All marginal frequencies above a characteristic of time, together constitute the so-called marginal distribution ( marginal distribution )

• Marginal " belonging to the gingival margin " in dentistry means.

For the purposes of small:

• In economics, a marginal amount change means changing to the smallest possible unit. What is important is the concept of marginality as for the determination of marginal utility. A focus on the observation of small changes compared to the status triggered the marginalist revolution in economics.