[ˈmiːdɪən], (Adjective)

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- denoting or relating to a value or quantity lying at the midpoint of a frequency distribution of observed values or quantities, such that there is an equal probability of falling above or below it
(e.g: the median duration of this treatment was four months)

- situated in the middle, especially of the body
(e.g: the median part of the sternum)


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Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a median vein or nerve): from medieval Latin medianus, from medius ‘mid’

[ˈmiːdɪən], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the median value of a range of values
(e.g: acreages ranged from one to fifty-two with a median of twenty-four)

- the strip of land between the carriageways of a motorway or other major road; a central reservation

- a straight line drawn from any vertex of a triangle to the middle of the opposite side


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Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a median vein or nerve): from medieval Latin medianus, from medius ‘mid’

[ˈmiːdɪən], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to Media, an ancient region of Asia to the south-west of the Caspian Sea
(e.g: the Median empire)


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