Definition of Midpoint

1. Noun. A point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure.


Definition of Midpoint

1. Noun. A point equidistant between two extremes. ¹

2. Noun. (mathematics) A point which divides a line segment into two lines of equal length. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Midpoint

1. a point at the middle [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Midpoint

midpage
midpalate
midpalmar space
midpark
midpeninsula
midpeninsular
midperformance
midperiod
midphrase
midpieces
midplanes
midplay
midpoint (current term)
midpoints
midprice
midpriced
midpursuit
midquarter
midquel
midquels
midquestion
midrace
midrange
midranges
midranking
midrapidities
midrapidity

Literary usage of Midpoint

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Theoretical Kinematics by Oene Bottema, Bernard Roth (1990)
"The midpoint line If I; and I2 are homologous lines, any point A, on 1, has its homologous point A2 on 12. The restriction that A, be on I, only means that ..."

2. General Mathematics by Raleigh Schorling, William David Reeve (1922)
"(£0, ya) represents the midpoint of the line P^, which joins the FIG. 456 B-- points PI(ZV y1) and P2(x3, «/2), for all positions of Pl and P% it can be ..."

3. SAS/GRAPH 9.1 Reference by SAS Institute (2004)
"Details Using the midpoint variable is similar to using the X and Y variables to position graphics elements in a vertical or horizontal bar chart when using ..."

4. Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Developer's Workshopby John Clark Craig, Jeff Webb by John Clark Craig, Jeff Webb (1998)
"Output generated by using a MidPoint object. The UDT structure passed to and from the object properties in this example is very simple, made up of just two ..."

5. Shop Mathematics by John Michael Christman (1922)
"198 RELATION OF ALTITUDE LINE AND midpoint OF BASE 1X8. The altitude of a triar gle is a line drawn from the vertex of any angle perpendicular to the ..."

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