The phrase "marginal number" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You could use the term to describe a figure or quantity that is just above or just below a threshold or boundary, such as in the following example sentence: "The marginal number of votes the candidate received was just enough to secure his victory in the election."
Hungary A "marginal number" of inquiries expressing fear after the referendum.
It's been predictably mixed: fiery giddiness or ice-cold disdain, with a marginal number of standoffish "Let's see what she comes up with this time" comments thrown in for good measure.
Nevertheless, long-term efficacy has been limited to a marginal number of patients.
The results clearly show that only a marginal number of the HCWs in all three fields currently recommend vaccine use for pregnant women and healthy young children.
That is a nice jump, but 1.6 million is still a marginal number compared to the desktop productivity apps (on just about every PC) that it is trying to replace.
Obviously, there is an imbalance between the large number of micro enterprises and the marginal number of small and medium sized businesses.
The 12-year veteran was a key reserve for the Clippers, his impact going way beyond his marginal numbers (5.2 points, 4.3 rebounds) for a team that reached the second round of the playoffs for the second time in franchise history.
Ordinatio's indexes, numeral or in alphabetical order, marginal numbers or glosses are all features of an efficient textual mise-en-page.
The practice of ordinatio is the result of an original mise-en-page based on a sophisticated arrangement of written works using functional features such as marginal numbers, running titles, and tables of contents.
In contrast, all of the remaining areas including the Pacific coast, High plateau and Sonoran Desert (Northwest region) have had marginal numbers of diversifications with some of the sub-areas having none.
A single case report suggested that tissue collected after previous chemotherapy may contain marginal numbers of follicles with subsequent transient functional capacity after reimplantation (Radford et al, 2001).
