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Answer by colavitam for What's a word or phrase for "a point on a spectrum"?

If you're specifically referring to a point on the spectrum acceptable to both parties, you probably want the phrase happy medium.From Dictionary.com:happy mediuma course of action or condition that is...

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Answer by Mahkoe for What's a word or phrase for "a point on a spectrum"?

I might use the word threshold, as in: We need to define the high and low ends of the spectrum and agree on a threshold, beyond which Professor X should be fired.

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What's a word or phrase for "a point on a spectrum"?

Suppose two people are arguing. One says: "It is wrong for the university to cancel Professor X's speech because of his political views." The other says: "Professor X has intolerable views that mustn't...

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