Definitions for median
ˈmi di ənme·di·an

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. median, median valueadjective

   the value below which 50% of the cases fall

2. median(a), averageadjective

   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"

3. medial, medianadjective

   dividing an animal into right and left halves

4. median, medialadjective

   relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. mediannoun

   A central vein or nerve, especially the median vein or median nerve running through the forearm and arm.

2. mediannoun

   The quantity or value at the midpoint of a set of values, such that the variable is equally likely to fall above or below it; the middle value of a discrete series arranged in magnitude (or the mean of the middle two terms when there is an even number of terms).

3. mediannoun

   The median strip; the area separating two lanes of opposite-direction traffic.

4. medianadjective

   Situated in the middle; central, intermediate.

5. medianadjective

   In the middle of an organ, structure etc.; towards the median plane of an organ or limb.

6. medianadjective

   Having the median as its value.

7. Mediannoun

   a Mede

8. Mediannoun

   The northwestern Iranian language of the Medes, attested only by numerous loanwords in Old Persian, few borrowings in Old Armenian and some glosses in Ancient Greek; nothing is known of its grammar.

9. Medianadjective

   Relating to Media or Medes.

10. Medianadjective

    Of laws, rules etc.: unchanging, invariable.

11. Etymology: From median, from medianus, from medius (see medium), from medhy-. Cognate with midde, middel. More at middle.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Median

   In statistics and probability theory, the median is the value separating the higher half from the lower half of a data sample, a population, or a probability distribution. For a data set, it may be thought of as "the middle" value. The basic feature of the median in describing data compared to the mean (often simply described as the "average") is that it is not skewed by a small proportion of extremely large or small values, and therefore provides a better representation of a "typical" value. Median income, for example, may be a better way to suggest what a "typical" income is, because income distribution can be very skewed. The median is of central importance in robust statistics, as it is the most resistant statistic, having a breakdown point of 50%: so long as no more than half the data are contaminated, the median is not an arbitrarily large or small result.

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1. median

   The median is a numerical value that separates the higher half of a data set from the lower half. It is the middle point of a data set when all the numbers are arranged in ascending or descending order. If the data set has an odd number of observations, the median is the middle number. If the data set has an even number of observations, the median is the average of the two middle numbers.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Medianadjective

   being in the middle; running through the middle; as, a median groove

2. Medianadjective

   situated in the middle; lying in a plane dividing a bilateral animal into right and left halves; -- said of unpaired organs and parts; as, median coverts

3. Mediannoun

   a median line or point

4. Etymology: [L. medianus, fr. medius middle. See Medial.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Median

   In statistics and probability theory, the median is the numerical value separating the higher half of a data sample, a population, or a probability distribution, from the lower half. The median of a finite list of numbers can be found by arranging all the observations from lowest value to highest value and picking the middle one. If there is an even number of observations, then there is no single middle value; the median is then usually defined to be the mean of the two middle values, which corresponds to interpreting the median as the fully trimmed mid-range. The median is of central importance in robust statistics, as it is the most resistant statistic, having a breakdown point of 50%: so long as no more than half the data is contaminated, the median will not give an arbitrarily large result. A median is only defined on ordered one-dimensional data, and is independent of any distance metric. A geometric median, on the other hand, is defined in any number of dimensions. In a sample of data, or a finite population, there may be no member of the sample whose value is identical to the median; if there is such a member, there may be more than one so that the median may not uniquely identify a sample member. Nonetheless, the value of the median is uniquely determined with the usual definition. A related concept, in which the outcome is forced to correspond to a member of the sample, is the medoid. At most, half the population have values strictly less than the median, and, at most, half have values strictly greater than the median. If each group contains less than half the population, then some of the population is exactly equal to the median. For example, if a < b < c, then the median of the list {a, b, c} is b, and, if a < b < c < d, then the median of the list {a, b, c, d} is the mean of b and c; i.e., it is /2.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Median

   mē′di-an, adj. being in the middle, running through the middle: situated in the median plane, that dividing the body longitudinally into symmetrical halves.—adv. Med′ianly.—n. Med′iant (mus.), the third tone of a diatonic scale. [L. medianus—medius, middle.]

2. Median

   mē′di-an, adj. pertaining to Media or the Medes, an ancient Aryan race which became fused with the Persians under the victorious Cyrus about 550 B.C.—n. Mede, a member of this race.

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MEDIAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Median is ranked #133863 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Median surname appeared 126 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Median.
   
   76.9% or 97 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   18.2% or 23 total occurrences were White.

Anagrams for median »

1. aidmen

2. Damien

3. demain

4. maiden

5. Maiden

6. Manide

7. medina

8. Medina

9. meidan

10. daimen

11. damine

How to pronounce median?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of median in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of median in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of median in a Sentence

1. Feiby Nassan:

   The median sperm count of men who had the highest adherence to the' prudent' pattern was 68 million higher than men who had the highest adherence to the' Western' pattern.

2. Edward Welniak:

   What we see there then is this increase in households at the lower end of the income distribution tended to hold down median household income.

3. Bart Graves:

   The tanker was heavily damaged in the rear so we had( to) pump out the liquid into the median so the tanker could be lifted onto a tow truck.

4. Chuck Cullom:

   With snowpack in the upper Colorado River system running upwards of 130% of the 30-year median, we have a unique opportunity – perhaps once-a-decade opportunity – to repay the loan, aridity is our present and future and we’re trying to adapt to this unique set of circumstances.

5. Allison Rice:

   Out of nowhere a tire jumps across the median from the opposite direction into our side of the roadway, didnt notice at the time but it struck the rear of my wifes car and came directly toward the front of my Jeep.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=median
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Median
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/median
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=median
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=median
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html