Re: in-between values

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>)

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