Word origin · etymology
Descriptive modern technique label.
Midpoint is the halfway point; structure names an arrangement of bodies around that relationship. The compound labels the whole configuration.
How we know · epistemology
Constructed angular relationship
A declared midpoint branch and contact rule determine whether the third position qualifies. The result can be reproduced geometrically; it is not a physical three-body alignment, and antipodal endpoints require an explicit branch convention.
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