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median Definition

me·dian (mē′dē ən)

adjective

  1. middle; intermediate
    1. designating a line extending from a vertex of a triangle to the middle of the opposite side
    2. designating a line joining the midpoints of the nonparallel sides of a trapezoid
    1. designating the plane that divides a body or part into symmetrical parts
    2. situated in this plane
  4. Statistics
    1. designating the middle number in a series containing an odd number of items (Ex.: 7 in the series 1, 4, 7, 16, 43)
    2. designating the number midway between the two middle numbers in a series containing an even number of items (Ex.: 10 in the series 3, 4, 8, 12, 46, 72)

Etymology: L medianus < medius, middle: see mid

noun

  1. a median number, point, or line
  2. an artery, vein, nerve, etc. in the middle of the body or along the imaginary plane that bisects the body into the right and left halves
  3. ☆ the strip of land separating the lanes of opposing traffic of a divided highway

median Related Forms

me′·di·anly adverb

Median Definition

Me·dian (mē′dē ən)

adjective

of Media or its people, language, or culture

noun

  1. a Mede
  2. the language of the ancient Medes

median Synonyms

median

modif.

medial, middle, halfway; see center 1, central 1.

median Synonyms

median

n.

mean, midpoint, norm; see average, center 1. See syn. study at average.

median Finance Definition

The middle number in a series of numbers. To find the median, first arrange the numbers from the smallest to the largest. If the number of items is odd, the median is the number that is in the middle of the series. If the number of items is even, the median is the average of the two middle numbers. For example, the median of the odd-numbered series of 2, 5, 7, 9 and 12 is 7. The median of the even-numbered series of 1, 6, 8 and 15 is 7.

median Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • month: Overall, patients were followed for a median of 42 months.
  • %: The only variation within IRS's figures from 2.9 % was the private sector services median of 3 %.
  • value: The ` ` Median ' ' measure is the median of the values outside a block on the basis of each individual block.
  • datum: Summarizing data begins at level 5 with the mode and median of discrete data.
  • year: Patients were a median of 4 years from diagnosis.
  • day: The median viral load decreased from 4.12 log to 2.02 log10, after a median of 15 days from initiation of therapy.

Converse of object

  • mean: For example, which average to use - mean, median or mode?
  • find: Find the median of the girls ' shoe sizes in Year 2 at Park School.
  • use: The result of using the median instead of the mean can be seen in.
  • take: Merely taking a median at each pixel will preferentially select values from certain frames.
  • have: Methods 5, and 8 also have low median and mode visual difference scores.

Adjective modifier

  • unweighted: The unweighted median gives similar results to earlier ORAC-DR versions.
  • national: Rees and green the national median for a discussion as quot transition.
  • most: In many cases the overall economics are so unexceptional in most median sized practices that corporate investors will not even consider them for acquisition.

Modifies a noun

  • survival: The median survival for patients with myeloma is two years.
  • follow-up: At a median follow-up of 2.7 years, 60 % of patients had died of disease.
  • nerve: A major nerve - the median nerve - runs through it into the hand.
  • earning: The average arrears amount owed is $ 3,000 higher than the median annual earnings of employed child support debtors.
  • duration: They were required to have a mean or median duration of at least 52 weeks.
  • income: The median home income is the fourth highest in the nation.