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Median

see synonyms of median

Noun

1. median, median value

the value below which 50% of the cases fall

Adjective

2. average, median

relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values)

Example Sentences:
'the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20'
'the median income for the year was $15,000'

3. medial, median

dividing an animal into right and left halves

4. medial, median

relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Median

see synonyms of median
adjective
1. 
of, relating to, situated in, or directed towards the middle
2. biology
of or relating to the plane that divides an organism or organ into symmetrical parts
3. statistics
of or relating to the median
noun
4. 
a middle point, plane, or part
5. geometry
a. 
a straight line joining one vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side
See also centroid
b. 
a straight line joining the midpoints of the nonparallel sides of a trapezium
6. statistics
the middle value in a frequency distribution, below and above which lie values with equal total frequencies
7. statistics
the middle number or average of the two middle numbers in an ordered sequence of numbers
7 is the median of both 1, 7, 31 and 2, 5, 9, l6
8. Also called: ()in chiefly Brit central reserve Canadian
the strip, often covered with grass, that separates the two sides of a highway

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Median

see synonyms of median
adjective
1. 
of Media or its people, language, or culture
noun
2. 
a Mede
3. 
the language of the ancient Medes
adjective
1. 
middle; intermediate
2. 
a. 
designating a line extending from a vertex of a triangle to the middle of the opposite side
b. 
designating a line joining the midpoints of the nonparallel sides of a trapezoid
3. 
a. 
designating the plane that divides a body or part into symmetrical parts
b. 
situated in this plane
4.  Statistics
a. 
designating the middle number in a series containing an odd number of items (Ex.: 7 in the series 1, 4, 7, 16, 43)
b. 
designating the number midway between the two middle numbers in a series containing an even number of items (Ex.: 10 in the series 3, 4, 8, 12, 46, 72)
see also average, mean3, mode
noun
5. 
a median number, point, or line
6. 
an artery, vein, nerve, etc. in the middle of the body or along the imaginary plane that bisects the body into the right and left halves
7.  US
the strip of land separating the lanes of opposing traffic of a divided highway
: in full median strip

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Median

see synonyms of median
adj.
1. Relating to, located in, or extending toward the middle.
2. Anatomy Of, relating to, or situated in or near the plane that divides a bilaterally symmetrical animal into right and left halves; mesial.
3. Statistics Relating to or constituting the middle value in a distribution.
n.
1. A median point, plane, line, or part.
2. The dividing area, either paved or landscaped, between opposing lanes of traffic on some highways. Also called regionally boulevard, mall, median strip, meridian, neutral ground.
3. Statistics The middle value in a distribution, above and below which lie an equal number of values.
4. Mathematics
a. A line that joins a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side.
b. The line that joins the midpoints of the nonparallel sides of a trapezoid.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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