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midpoint

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Etymology

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Frommid +‎point.

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midpoint (pluralmidpoints)

  1. Apointequidistant between twoextremes.
    • 2023 August 9, Chris Howe, “The new face of Curzon Street station”, inRAIL, number989, page60:
      The tram stop serving HS2 will be located close to the existing Curzon Street building, underneath what will be themidpoint of the station, with step-free access provided from platform to street level.
  2. (mathematics) A point whichdivides aline segment into two lines of equallength.
  3. (typography)Synonym ofmiddle dot.
    • 1996, Robert Bringhurst,The elements of typographic style, Hartley & Marks, page281:
      A closely spacedmidpoint is also often used to separate syllables or letters, especially in Catalan when onel adjoins another.
    • 2009, Theodore Rosendorf,The typographic desk reference‎[1], Oak Knoll Press, page35:
      An enlargedmidpoint, a bullet is a mark used to set off items in a list.

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point equidistant between two extremes
point which divides a line segment
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