marginal

   [common]

   1.  [techspeak]  An  extremely  small change. "A marginal increase in
   {core}  can  decrease {GC} time drastically." In everyday terms, this
   means  that  it  is a lot easier to clean off your desk if you have a
   spare place to put some of the junk while you sort through it.

   2.  Of little merit. "This proposed new feature seems rather marginal
   to me."

   3. Of extremely small probability of {win}ning. "The power supply was
   rather marginal anyway; no wonder it fried."

[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {burn-in period}{deserves to lose}{epsilon}{theology}]