marginals
- 1Plural of marginal.
The statistician computed the marginals of each variable before fitting the model.
Aquatic gardeners line their ponds with marginals such as irises and rushes.
Note
Only the noun can take this -s. The adjective marginal never inflects for number, whether it describes notes written in a book's margin or a value close to the edge of acceptability. As a noun the word names something or somebody that is marginal. In election talk it means a constituency won with a small margin, so marginals are the seats a close contest turns on.
marginals is a form of marginal
marginal, noun: An electoral district that was won by a small margin and could easily change hands at the next election. Full entry
- Forms
- marginalmarginals plural
- Spelling
- marginal → marginals: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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