Definition of "midpoint" []

• Mathematics The point of a line segment or curvilinear arc that divides it into two parts of the same length. (noun)
• A position midway between two extremes. (noun)

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• "The midpoint is on the state SPCA property, so at 9, I dropped the truck and donned a nearly new EMS waist pack I found at the Salvation Army store."
• "Using Mayer's methodology of proportional mixtures, for example, resulted in midpoint colors that were dirty-looking, not the clear greens and violets of the imagination."
• "I use the word midpoint to emphasize that much work remains to be done to achieve acceptable margins and returns on our investment."