median

Meaning

Noun

1. (archaic) A central vein or nerve, especially the median vein or median nerve running through the forearm and arm.
2. A line segment joining the vertex of triangle to the midpoint of the opposing side.
3. A number separating the higher half from the lower half of a data sample, population, or probability distribution. 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 (e.g., the median of {3, 3, 5, 9, 11} is 5). 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.
4. (US) The area separating two lanes of opposite-direction traffic.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Situated in a middle, central, or intermediate part, section, or range of (something).
2. (not-comparable) In the middle of an organ, structure etc.; towards the median plane of an organ or limb.
3. (not-comparable) Having the median as its value.

Synonyms

average

mean

middle

medium

medial

median value

center

mid

midpoint

intermediate

moderate

median strip

neutral

ordinary

mesne

mezzo

middle line

middle point

midline

midst

so-so

median line

intermediate value

mesophragma

middle-level

descriptive statistics

half-way point

mean line

neutral conductor

median plane

third wire

roll parting line

central separator

medium value

mid-value

mid-line

middle wire

medium line

midsaggital plane

centerline

central

central line

centre

divider

halfway

in-between

intermediary

interstitial

island

🏝️

mean value

Translations

médiane

mediana

mediana

mediaan

mediana

διάμεσος

Median

mediano

mitjana

médian

Mittellinie

mediano

Mittelstreifen

Zentralwert

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmiː.dɪən/

Etymology

Cognate with Old English: midde

In summary

Borrowed from Middle French median, from Latin mediānus (“of or pertaining to the middle”, adjective), from medius (“middle”) (see medium), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“middle”). Doublet of mean and mizzen. Cognate with Old English midde, middel (“middle”). More at middle.