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Meaning of median
The middle value in a list of numbers
Etymology of median
The word "median" comes from the Latin "medianus", meaning "of or pertaining to the middle", which is derived from "medius", meaning "middle"
Historically, the term has been used in various fields, including mathematics, statistics, and geography, to describe the middle or central point of a distribution or a physical space
Synonyms
Definitions
- A line or plane that divides a figure into two parts of equal area
- * The middle value in a list of numbers, which is the average of the two middle values when the list has an even number of items
- * A road or highway, especially one that is wide and has several lanes
Usage Examples
- The median age of the population is increasing due to improved healthcare
- * The median house price in the city is higher than in the surrounding suburbs
- * The median line of the road is marked with a dashed line to separate the two lanes of traffic
Antonyms
extreme
outer
peripheral
marginal
fringe
outermost
farthest
remotest
distant
outlying
eccentric
aberrant
anomalous
unusual
atypical
extraordinary
exceptional
irregular
unconventional
unorthodox
offbeat
far-out