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median

/ˈmi.di.ən/noun, adjective3 syllables

Median means: 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).

Synonyms for median9

noun, as in the number midway between the two middle numbers in a series containing an even or odd number of items

median value

adjective, as in 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)

average, normal

adjective, as in dividing an animal into right and left halves

medial, mesial

adjective, as in relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle

medial, central

also used for median

median strip, central reservation, reservation

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What does median mean?4

adjective

1

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”

2

dividing an animal into right and left halves

3

relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle

noun

1

the number midway between the two middle numbers in a series containing an even or odd number of items

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with median?1

four syllables

comedian
Show 38 near rhymes
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Median in a sentence

  • Averages come in three flavors: mean, median, and mode.papabear
  • It is important to know the difference between mean and median.bigfellow68
  • Courage is the median between cowardice and foolhardiness.ddnktr
  • Yuri's truck slid off the road into the median.Amastan
  • That guy is all over the median. Is he drunk?frpzzd

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Forms of median

as a noun

plural
medians