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/pərˈɪfərəl/ /pərˈɪfrəl/ Listen

Peripheral

adjective

On or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area. "Peripheral suburbs"

Related to the key issue but not of central importance. "Energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy" , "Peripheral issues"

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"Peripheral" Quotes from Famous Books

... who can realize this so vividly as the scientific philosopher? For our knowledge being, according to the familiar comparison, like a brilliant sphere, the more we increase it the greater becomes the number of peripheral points at which we are confronted by the impenetrable darkness beyond. I believe that this restless yearning,—vague enough in the description, yet recognizable by all who, communing with themselves or with nature, have felt it,—this constant seeking for what cannot be found, this ...

— The Unseen World and Other Essays • John Fiske

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