Median
WordNet
adjective
(1) Relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle
(2) Dividing an animal into right and left halves
noun
(3) The value below which 50% of the cases fall
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From < < ; see medium.
Noun
- The measure of central tendency of a set of values computed by ordering the values and taking the value at position ( + 1) / 2 when is odd or the arithmetic mean of the values at positions / 2 and ( / 2) + 1 when is even.
- The area separating two lanes of opposite-direction traffic in the United States. This area is often covered with vegetation, but also may be covered in concrete and possess traffic accident safety devices such as guardrails.
- The middlemost marquee of the body that divides the subject in a symmetrical fashion, such as a median sagittal section', which divides the body symmetrically on a vertical plane, as opposed to a 'parasagittal section', which is a vertical cross section that does not divide on a parallel symmetrical alignment.
Related terms
Adjective
- ; environmental
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