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median noun 1 a middle point or part. 2 geom a straight line between any vertex of a triangle and the centre of the opposite side. 3 statistics a the middle value in a set of numbers or measurements arranged from smallest to largest, eg the median of 1, 5 and 11 is 5; b said of an even number of measurements: the average of the middle two measurements. Compare mean3, mode. adj (also medial) 1 situated in or passing through the middle. 2 statistics belonging or relating to the median.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from Latin medianus, from medius middle.
median noun 1 a middle point or part. 2 geom a straight line between any vertex of a triangle and the centre of the opposite side. 3 statistics a the middle value in a set of numbers or measurements arranged from smallest to largest, eg the median of 1, 5 and 11 is 5; b said of an even number of measurements: the average of the middle two measurements. Compare mean3, mode. adj (also medial) 1 situated in or passing through the middle. 2 statistics belonging or relating to the median.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from Latin medianus, from medius middle.
median noun 1 a middle point or part. 2 geom a straight line between any vertex of a triangle and the centre of the opposite side. 3 statistics a the middle value in a set of numbers or measurements arranged from smallest to largest, eg the median of 1, 5 and 11 is 5; b said of an even number of measurements: the average of the middle two measurements. Compare mean3, mode. adj (also medial) 1 situated in or passing through the middle. 2 statistics belonging or relating to the median.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from Latin medianus, from medius middle.
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