median

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Synonyms: medial, media, medan, midian, mediae, mediad, medias, melian, madian, medin, ledian

Antonyms: medial, media, medan, midian, mediae, mediad, medias, melian, madian, medin, ledian

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|anatomy, a central vein or nerve}} {{lb|en|anatomy|now|_|rare}} A central [[vein]] or [[nerve]], especially the [[median vein]] or [[median nerve]] running through the forearm and arm. {{defdate|from 15th c.}}
2. {{senseid|en|geometry, line segment}} {{lb|en|geometry}} A {{l|en|line segment}} joining the vertex of triangle to the {{l|en|midpoint}} of the opposing side.
3. {{senseid|en|Q226995}} {{lb|en|statistics}} 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 [[arithmetic mean|mean]] of the two middle values. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
4. {{senseid|en|roadway lane separator}} {{lb|en|US}} The area separating two lanes of opposite-direction traffic. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}

Adjective

1. {{senseid|en|anatomy, middle}} {{lb|en|anatomy}} Situated in a [[middle]], [[central]], or [[intermediate]] part, section, or range of (something). {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|anatomy|botany}} In the [[middle]] of an [[organ]], structure etc.; towards the median plane of an organ or limb. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|statistics}} Having the median as its value. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
4. {{senseid|en|multiplicity}} {{lb|en|multiplicity|of a {{l|en|system|id=set of headmates}}}} Whose {{l|en|alter|alters|id=multiplicity}} are less [[differentiate]]d, construed as being in a [[grey area]] [[between]] [[singlet]] and [[multiple]].

Proper noun

1. The northwestern [[Old Iranian]] language of the [[Mede]]s, attested only by numerous [[loanword]]s in [[Old Persian]], few borrowings in [[Old Armenian]] and some [[gloss]]es in [[Ancient Greek]]; nothing is known of its grammar.

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