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median

relating to the middle: a median strip in a highway; a midpoint, line, or plane: The median cost of a home is higher than ever.

Not to be confused with:

medium – about halfway between extremes: The shirt was a size medium.; an agency by which something is conveyed: the medium of television

median

top:three medians of a triangle and the median of a trapezoid

bottom: highway median

me·di·an

(mē′dē-ən)

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.

1. A median point, plane, line, or part.

2. The dividing area, either paved or landscaped, between opposing lanes of traffic on some highways. Also called regionally boulevard, mall, median strip, meridian, neutral ground.

3. Statistics The middle value in a distribution, above and below which lie an equal number of values.

4. 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 mediānus, from medius, middle; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots.]

me′di·an·ly adv.

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median

(ˈmiːdɪən)

adj

1. of, relating to, situated in, or directed towards the middle

2. (Biology) biology of or relating to the plane that divides an organism or organ into symmetrical parts

3. (Statistics) statistics of or relating to the median

4. a middle point, plane, or part

5. (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

6. (Statistics) statistics the middle value in a frequency distribution, below and above which lie values with equal total frequencies

7. (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.

8. (Automotive Engineering) Also called: central reserve (chiefly Brit)Canadian the strip, often covered with grass, that separates the two sides of a highway

[C16: from Latin mediānus, from medius middle]

ˈmedianly adv

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me•di•an

(ˈmi di ən)

adj.

1. pertaining to a plane that divides something into two equal parts, esp. one that divides an animal into right and left halves.

2. situated in or pertaining to the middle; medial.

3. the middle number in a given sequence of numbers, or the average of the middle two numbers when the sequence has an even number of numbers: 4 is the median of 1, 3, 4, 8, 9.

4. a straight line from a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side.

5. Also called midpoint. a vertical line that divides a histogram into two equal parts.

6. Also called me′dian strip′. a paved or landscaped strip set in the middle of a road to separate opposing lanes of traffic.

[1535–45; < Latin mediānus; see medium, -an¹]

me′di•an•ly, adv.

Me•di•an

(ˈmi di ən)

adj.

1. of or pertaining to Media or the Medes.

2. Mede.

[1595–1605]

me·di·an

(mē′dē-ən)

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 mean, average, mode.

2. A line joining a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side.

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Noun	1.	median - the value below which 50% of the cases fall median value 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" average 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 medial 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 medial 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.

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median

adjective

1. At, in, near, or being the center:

center, central, medial, mid, middle.

2. Not extreme:

central, intermediate, mean, medial, mid, middle, middle-of-the-road, midway.

noun

1. A point or an area equidistant from all sides of something:

center, middle, midpoint, midst.

2. Something, as a type, number, quantity, or degree, that represents a midpoint between extremes on a scale of valuation:

average, mean, medium, norm, par.

Translations

medián

Median

διάμεσος μεσαία μεσαίο μεσαίος

mediana mediano

mediaani

médian médiane

medijan

mediana mediano

mediaanmiddenberm

median

[ˈmiːdɪən]

A. ADJ → mediano

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

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median

[ˈmiːdɪən] n (MATHEMATICS) → médiane fmedian strip n (US) (on motorway) → terre-plein m centralmedia studies npl → études fpl de communication

median

adj → mittlere(r, s)

n (Math) → Zentralwert m

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median

[ˈmiːdɪən] n (Math, Statistics) → mediana (Am) (also median strip) → banchina f spartitraffico inv

me·di·an

n. mediana, división vertical o de medio plano a lo largo de la línea media del cuerpo humano dividiéndolo en dos partes;

___ plane → plano medio.

median

adj (nerve) mediano; (stat) relativo a la mediana; the — age la mediana de edad; n (stat) mediana

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They will also sometimes happen by accident, as at Tarentum, a little after the Median war, where so many of the nobles were killed in a battle by the lapygi, that from a free state the government was turned into a democracy; and at Argos, where so many of the citizens were killed by Cleomenes the Spartan, that they were obliged to admit several husbandmen to the freedom of the state: and at Athens, through the unfortunate event of the infantry battles, the number of the nobles was reduced by the soldiers being chosen from the list of citizens in the Lacedaemonian wars.

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In brief - distinct grounds, and vivid circular or cycloid figures, of no meaning, are here Median laws.

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In our study work has been carried out in determining the medians of serum biomarkers for healthy pregnant women in Pakistan.

THE DETERMINATION OF MEDIANS OF BIOCHEMICAL MATERNAL SERUM MARKERS IN HEALTHY WOMEN GIVING BIRTH TO NORMAL BABIES

Interestingly, this algorithm gives all transposition medians. Previous studies of the transposition median have explained why transposition medians, and medians in general, are not unique when the base set is fairly separated (5).

Median clouds and a fast transposition median solver

To help combat this risk, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) implemented an aggressive and successful strategy to prevent vehicles from crossing medians, establishing the State as a national leader in the ongoing challenge to keep traffic on the right side of the road.

Keeping traffic on the right side of the road: North Carolina saved lives by installing cable barriers on freeways where the median width is less than 21 meters (70 feet)

This is a review of general characteristics and accident rates of three general street classes, those with painted centerlines only, with two-way left turn lanes (2WLTL), and with barrier type medians. Because the majority of 2WLTLs are located in urban areas, the review has been limited to such areas.

Medians and two-way left turns: a practitioner's perspective

These medians provide benchmarks of the materiality levels used by the two groups of auditors.

Materiality guidelines for modifying audit reports

Descriptive analyses primarily relied on means, medians, and percentages.

Independent living programs: impact of program age, consumer control, and budget on program operation

The fourth quarter and full-year coop median sale price both were $60,000 and were within $1,000 of the respective 1995 medians.

Home sales are up in Westchester, Putnam

Ait alternative approach first proposed in the early 1990s--one which does possess a theoretical justification--has arguably proven to be superior in practice: the median CPI.