median Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the value below which 50% of the cases fall
median value.
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adjective satellite 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)
average.
- the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20
- the median income for the year was $15,000
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adjective satellite dividing an animal into right and left halves
medial.
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adjective satellite relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle
medial.
WordNet
Me"di*an adjective
Etymology
L.Definitions
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Being in the middle; running through the middle; as, a .median groove -
(Zoöl.) Situated in the middle; lying in a plane dividing a bilateral animal into right and left halves; -- said of unpaired organs and parts; as, .median coverts
Me"di*an noun
Definitions
(Geom.) A median line or point.