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median

1 of 2

noun

me·​di·​an ˈmē-dē-ən How to pronounce median (audio)
1
: a medial (see medial sense 2b) part (such as a vein or nerve)
2
a
: a value in an ordered set of values below and above which there is an equal number of values or which is the arithmetic mean of the two middle values if there is no one middle number
b
: a vertical line that divides the histogram of a frequency distribution into two parts of equal area
c
: a value of a random variable for which all greater values make the cumulative distribution function greater than one half and all lesser values make it less than one half
3
a
: a line from a vertex (see vertex sense 2) of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side
b
: a line joining the midpoints of the nonparallel sides of a trapezoid (see trapezoid sense 1a)
4
: median strip

median

2 of 2

adjective

1
: being in the middle or in an intermediate position : medial
2
: lying in the plane dividing a bilateral animal into right and left halves
3
: relating to or constituting a statistical median
4
: produced without occlusion along the lengthwise middle line of the tongue
medianly adverb

Did you know?

People often use the word average without realizing that there are two common forms of average. Suppose you want to find the average net worth of a group of people—that is, the average value of everything they possess. To find one type of average, called the mean, you'd simply add up the total value of money and property of everyone in the group and divide it by the number of people. To find the other type, called the median, you'd identify the net worth of the person who is richer than half the people and poorer than the other half. So if Warren Buffett drove through a tiny village in India, the mean net worth of those in the village would suddenly rise to perhaps a billion dollars, but their median net worth would remain close to zero. Which figure would be more meaningful?

Synonyms

Adjective

Choose the Right Synonym for median

average, mean, median, norm mean something that represents a middle point.

average is the quotient obtained by dividing the sum total of a set of figures by the number of figures.

scored an average of 85 on tests

mean may be the simple average or it may represent value midway between two extremes.

a high of 70° and a low of 50° give a mean of 60°

median applies to the value that represents the point at which there are as many instances above as there are below.

average of a group of persons earning 3, 4, 5, 8, and 10 dollars an hour is 6 dollars, whereas the median is 5 dollars

norm means the average of performance of a significantly large group, class, or grade.

scores about the norm for fifth grade arithmetic

Example Sentences

Adjective What is the median price of homes in this area? the median price of a home in the area
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The median is the point where half of homes sold for more and half for less. Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022 The median was $35,345, which more closely represents the typical saver, Vanguard says. Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 7 July 2022 In terms of net worth, the very high net worth of a few people in your age group may skew the average or mean higher, whereas the median is generally a better indicator of what the majority of people in your age group are experiencing. Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 16 June 2022 The driver was headed east on Nobel Drive when his Ford F-150 pickup truck struck the center median and then the tree, Officer David O’Brien said in a statement. Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2022 The companies are screened for liabilities-to-assets ratios lower than their industry median. Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 For perspective, that same median was $300,000 six years ago. Tony Semerad, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 July 2022 Caltrans is undergoing similar median-raising projects in other portions of the 210, near the 5 Freeway, and along Highway 101, from Hollywood to Calabasas. Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022 That could happen by eliminating an unusually large landscaped median, more than 200 feet wide in places, created decades ago when there was no Interstate 5 and the old 101 was the primary coastal north-south driving route. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2022
Adjective
The median hourly wage for home health and personal care aides is about $14 an hour. Clare Ansberry, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2022 Healthcare consulting firm Kaufman Hall reported in March that the median wage for a traveler had reached three times the pay for local employees. oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2022 In 2019, the median hourly wage for child-care workers in California was $13.41, according to the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment. Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2022 Researchers defined a low-wage as any hourly wage below two-thirds of the federal median wage for that specific year. Christine Mui, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2022 The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses the median wage in its survey of teacher salaries. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 30 July 2022 Among the professions earning around the same median wage were speech-language pathologists, some public relations specialists, some accountants and auditors and some mechanical engineers. al, 25 July 2022 The median wage for child-care workers in 2021 was $13.22 an hour, or about $27,500 a year. Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic, 23 July 2022 Nurse practitioners make a median wage of $113,000, while college nursing instructors with a similar level of training make around $77,000. Marcella Bombardieri And Marina Zhavoronkova, CNN, 20 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English mediane, from Late Latin mediana (vena) median (vein), from feminine of Latin medianus in the middle, central, from medius middle — more at mid

Adjective

Latin medianus — see median entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of median was in the 15th century

Phrases Containing median

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