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Composite chart Also called midpoint composite
A relationship chart built from corresponding planetary and angular midpoints of two charts, rather than a real birth instant.
In this entry Meaning Word origin How we know Connected concepts Sources Word origin · etymology Latin-derived adjective.
Composite comes from compositus, put together. The name describes a chart assembled from the midpoint positions of two charts.
Merriam-Webster: composite ↗
How we know · epistemology Constructed relationship model
Corresponding natal positions are combined by midpoint rules. The result can be reproduced without describing a physically possible sky; its relationship narrative is a further interpretive model.
Astrodienst: Composite Chart , Midpoint -method ↗
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