- From: Øyvind Stenhaug <oyvinds@opera.com>
- Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:04:41 +0100
- To: "Brad Kemper" <brad.kemper@gmail.com>
- Cc: "www-style list" <www-style@w3.org>
On Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:02:27 +0100, Brad Kemper <brad.kemper@gmail.com> wrote: > On Feb 1, 2011, at 10:25 AM, Simon Fraser <smfr@me.com> wrote: > >> On Feb 1, 2011, at 8:36 AM, Brad Kemper wrote: >>> A midpoint yes, but not necessarily a halfway point. The number >>> between 0 and 1 would indicate the position of the midpoint, with >>> smaller numbers (0 – 0.5) being closer to the first value, and larger >>> numbers (0.5 – 1) being closer to the second value. >> >> I think mid() implies the half-way point too strongly. > > Maybe. As a non-native speaker, I found the notation strange. Certainly, in geometry, midpoint means halfway point. mid- denoting the middle of in the middle; medium; half (<http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_gb0518170>) middle at an equal distance from the extremities of something; central (<http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_gb0518260>) -- Øyvind Stenhaug Core Norway, Opera Software ASA
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