midpoints
Between the extremes
Midpoints are the points exactly halfway between two others.
In geometry, the midpoint of a line segment lies equidistant from both endpoints.
The term extends to any halfway marker: We're at the midpoint of the project.
In statistics, midpoints often represent class intervals in frequency distributions.
At the midpoint
- centerMiddle of anything
- meanAverage, or spiteful
- bisectDivide into two equal portions
- intermediateBetween two levels
central · average · centerpoint · centerline · midway · midsection · midstream · equidistant
Agreement through mutual sacrifice
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
reconciliation · bargaining · dialogue · facilitation · intermediary · go-between · third-party · peacemaking
State of balance
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- equipoiseEqual distribution of weight
- counterbalanceOffsetting force or weight
- proportionComparative relation of parts
harmony · stability · calibration · alignment · equalization · leveling · homeostasis · steadiness
Freedom from prejudice
- objectivityFreedom from personal bias
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- evenhandednessUnbiased, balanced judgment
- nonpartisanNot aligned politically
unbiased · disinterest · equanimity · detachment · independence · nonalignment · judiciousness · dispassion
Sequential forward movement
- shiftMovement or work period
- changeTo make different
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- developmentProgress toward maturity
transformation · conversion · flux · adaptation · modification · alteration · metamorphosis · passage
halfway
At the midpoint
intermediate · central · average · centerpoint · centerline · midway · midsection · midstream · equidistant · equator
compromise
Agreement through mutual sacrifice
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
settlement · reconciliation · bargaining · dialogue · facilitation · intermediary · go-between · third-party · peacemaking · resolution
equilibrium
State of balance
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- equipoiseEqual distribution of weight
- counterbalanceOffsetting force or weight
proportion · harmony · stability · calibration · alignment · equalization · leveling · homeostasis · steadiness · poise
impartiality
Freedom from prejudice
- objectivityFreedom from personal bias
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- evenhandednessUnbiased, balanced judgment
nonpartisan · unbiased · disinterest · equanimity · detachment · independence · nonalignment · judiciousness · dispassion · unprejudiced
progression
Sequential forward movement
development · transformation · conversion · flux · adaptation · modification · alteration · metamorphosis · passage · crossing
- geometryangles, circles, angle, shapes, lines
- synastrycompatibility, aspects, conjunctions, conjunction, oppositions
midpointsedges
Outer limits or boundaries
endpoints · extremities · boundaries · exteriors · peripheries
midpointsendpoints
Where something begins and finishes
beginnings · endings · starting points · conclusions · commencements