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median
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me·di·an  (md-n)
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. A median point, plane, line, or part.
b. See median strip. See Regional Note at neutral ground.
2. Statistics The middle value in a distribution, above and below which lie an equal number of values.
3. 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.

[Latin medinus, from medius, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots.]

medi·an·ly adv.

median [ˈmiːdɪən]
adj
1. of, relating to, situated in, or directed towards the middle
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology of or relating to the plane that divides an organism or organ into symmetrical parts
3. (Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) Statistics of or relating to the median
n
1. a middle point, plane, or part
2. (Mathematics) 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
3. (Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) Statistics the middle value in a frequency distribution, below and above which lie values with equal total frequencies
4. (Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) 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
5. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the Canadian word for central reserve
[from Latin mediānus, from medius middle]
medianly  adv

median  (md-n)
1. In a sequence of numbers arranged from smallest to largest:
a. The middle number, when such a sequence has an odd number of values. For example, in the sequence 3, 4, 14, 35, 280, the median is 14.
b. The average of the two middle numbers, when such a sequence has an even number of values. For example, in the sequence 4, 8, 10, 56, the median is 9 (the average of 8 and 10). Compare arithmetic meanaveragemode
2. A line joining a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.median - the value below which 50% of the cases fall
statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
average, norm - a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes"
Adj.1.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); "the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15,000"
statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
normal - conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"
2.median - dividing an animal into right and left halves
mesial - being in or directed toward the midline or mesial plane of the body
3.median - relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle
central - in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position"

median
adjective middle, mid, halfway, medial The median mark is 7.
Translations
median [ˈmiːdɪən]
A. ADJmediano
B. N
1. (US) (also median strip) → mediana f, franja f central
2. (Math) (gen) → mediana f; (= number) → número m medio; (= point) → punto m medio
median [ˈmiːdɪən] n (MATHEMATICS)médiane f
median strip n (US) (on motorway)terre-plein m central
media studies nplétudes fpl de communication
median
adjmittlere(r, s)
n (Math) → Zentralwert m
median [ˈmiːdɪən] n (Math, Statistics) → mediana (Am) (also median strip) → banchina f spartitraffico inv
median [ˈmiːdɪən] n (Math, Statistics) → mediana (Am) (also median strip) → banchina f spartitraffico inv


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