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median point

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median point [′med·ē·ən ‚pȯint]
(mathematics)
The point at which all three medians of a triangle intersect.


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That is because in unequal Britain that median point is low, as half the population is so low paid.
In a simple one-dimensional case, the theorem states that, if all voters have single-peaked preferences, the winning alternative in a simple majority vote will he the ideal (or most favored) alternative that is at the median point of the preference distribution.
 
 
 
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