Definition of median Median

/miˈdiʌn/ - [meedeeun] - me•di•an

We found 13 definitions of median from 6 different sources.

What does median mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: medians
median - the value below which 50% of the cases fall
		median value
		norm, average a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical; "the current middle-class norm of two children per family"
		statistics a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
Adjective median, medianer, medianest
median - 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"
		average
		normal conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"
		statistics a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
median - relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle
		medial
		central in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position"
median - dividing an animal into right and left halves
		medial

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Wiktionary

median (Adjective)
Situated in the middle; central, intermediate.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

median (a.)
Being in the middle; running through the middle; as, a median groove.
median (a.)
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.
median (n.)
A median line or point.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

median
In mathematics, a number dividing the higher half from the lower half.
median
A barrier on roads and highways between the opposing flows of traffic, usually covered with vegetation.
median
Situated in or relating to the middle.

Wikipedia

In probability theory and statistics, the median is a number. This number has the property that it divides a set of observed values in two equal halves, so that half of the values are below it, and half are above.

If there are a finite number of elements, the median is easy to find. The values need to be arranged in a list, lowest to highest. If there is an odd number of values, the median is the one at position formula_1. For example, if there are 13 values, they can be arranged into two groups of 6, with the median in between, at position 7. With an even number of values, as there is no single number which divides all of the numbers to two halves, the median is defined as the mean of the two central elements. With 14 observations, this would be the mean of elements 7 and 8, which is their sum divided by 2.

Median and mean.

Median and mean are different in several ways. Mean is a better statistical measure in many cases, because many of the statistical tests can use mean and standard deviation of two observations to compare them, while the same comparison cannot be performed using the medians.

On the opposite, median is a better statistical measure in some cases where the variance of the values is not imporant and we only need a central measure of the values. If the maximum value of a set of numbers changes while the other numbers of this set are kept the same, the mean of this set of numbers changes, but the median does not.

One of the other advantages of median is that, it