marginalize
/ˈmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪz/US/ˈmɑɹdʒɪnəlaɪz/
marginalize verb: to relegate (something, especially a topic or a group of people) to the margins or to a lower limit; to exclude socially or otherwise.
Verb
marginalize (third-person singular simple present marginalizes, present participle marginalizing, simple past and past participle marginalized)
- To relegate (something, especially a topic or a group of people) to the margins or to a lower limit; to exclude socially or otherwise.
- The practice of only analysing Indian English in terms of how it differs from a notional standard English that resides in the Englishes of the varieties of the Inner Circle is one of the key ways in which Indian English is marginalised.2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes, page 305
- To find a marginal distribution of a joint probability distribution.
- Ideally, we would like to integrate out the parameters #92;theta, i.e. marginalize in order to obtain a prediction. Since this is again hard to realize analytically, one usually approximates the integral via sampling from the posterior.2021, Nils Thuerey, Philipp Holl, Maximilian Mueller, Patrick Schnell, Felix Trost, Kiwon Um, chapter 25, in Physics-based Deep Learning, page 245
Synonyms of marginalize
Antonyms
Forms of marginalize
| third-person singular present | marginalizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | marginalizing |
| past participle | marginalized |
| past | marginalized |
| alternative form | marginalise |
Origin of marginalize
From marginal + -ize.
Words formed from marginalize
Questions about marginalize
- What does marginalize mean?
- Marginalize means to relegate (something, especially a topic or a group of people) to the margins or to a lower limit; to exclude socially or otherwise.
- What part of speech is marginalize?
- Marginalize is a verb.
- How do you pronounce marginalize?
- Marginalize is pronounced /ˈmɑːdʒɪnəlaɪz/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of marginalize?
- The past tense of marginalize is marginalized.
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