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* In mathematics, '''medial''' is a set with a binary operation satisfying certain properties, see [[medial]]. |
* In mathematics, '''medial''' is a set with a binary operation satisfying certain properties, see [[medial]]. |
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* In [[anatomy]], '''medial''' is an adjective describing structures near the midline of an animal, see [[anatomical terms of location]] or [[Human Anatomical Terms#Anatomical directions]]. |
* In [[anatomy]], '''medial''' is an adjective describing structures near the midline of an animal, see [[anatomical terms of location]] or [[Human Anatomical Terms#Anatomical directions]]. |
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* In [[applied mathematics]] and [[shape analysis]], '''medial''' is an adjective describing a curve or surface that runs along the midline of a geometrical shape. See [[medial axis]] and [[medial representation]]. |
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* See [[medial (linguistics)]] for the several linguistic senses of the word. |
* See [[medial (linguistics)]] for the several linguistic senses of the word. |
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Revision as of 18:12, 22 October 2007
Look up medial in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Medial has several meanings:
- In mathematics, medial is a set with a binary operation satisfying certain properties, see medial.
- In anatomy, medial is an adjective describing structures near the midline of an animal, see anatomical terms of location or Human Anatomical Terms#Anatomical directions.
- In applied mathematics and shape analysis, medial is an adjective describing a curve or surface that runs along the midline of a geometrical shape. See medial axis and medial representation.
- See medial (linguistics) for the several linguistic senses of the word.