marginalistic

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adjective

Tending towards marginalism; having the characteristic of being marginal.

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Meanings

adjectivemarginalistic (comparative more marginalistic, superlative most marginalistic)

comparative more marginalistic · superlative most marginalistic

  1. Tending towards marginalism; having the characteristic of being marginal.

    Price is strictly an abstract marginalistic concept.

    2001, Philip A. Lawn, Toward Sustainable Development: An Ecological Economics Approach, page 115

Origin

From marginal + -istic.

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marginalistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marginalistic

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“marginalistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marginalistic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marginalistic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marginalistic.

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