What is the meaning of median?

noun

  • The value below which 50% of the cases fall.

adjective

  • 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. )
    • usage: "the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15, 000"
  • Dividing an animal into right and left halves.
  • Relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle.
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