Midpoint vs Middle - What's the difference?
midpoint | middle |
A point equidistant between two extremes.
(mathematics) A point which divides a line segment into two lines of equal length.
A centre, midpoint.
The part between the beginning and the end.
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The central part of a human body.
(grammar) The middle voice.
Located in the middle; in between.
Central.
Pertaining to the middle voice.
Middle is a synonym of midpoint.
As nouns the difference between midpoint and middle
is that midpoint is a point equidistant between two extremes while middle is a centre, midpoint.As an adjective middle is
located in the middle; in between.midpoint
English
Alternative forms
* mid-pointNoun
(en noun)Derived terms
* midpoint ellipse * midpoint load * midpoint method * midpoint polygon * gyromidpointmiddle
English
Alternative forms
* myddle (obsolete)Noun
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Synonyms
* centre, center * midpoint * midstAdjective
(-)- the middle point
- middle name, Middle English, Middle Ages