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| me·di·an [ mdee ən ] |
noun (plural me·di·ans) |
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1. middle point: a point, line, part, or plane that is in the middle
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2. roads
Same as median strip
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3. statistics middle in set of ordered values: the middle value in a set of statistical values that are arranged in ascending or descending order
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4. statistics midpoint in frequency distribution: the value in a frequency distribution above and below which values with equal total frequencies appear
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5. mathematics line dividing triangle: a line connecting a vertex of a triangle and the midpoint of the opposite side
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6. mathematics line dividing trapezoid: a line connecting the midpoints of the nonparallel sides of a trapezoid
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adjective |
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1. in, to, or through middle: located in, going toward, or passing through the middle
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2. statistics of or as statistical median: relating to, involving, or constituting a statistical median
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3. zoology in middle of animal: lying in the plane that divides a bilaterally symmetrical animal into right and left halves
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| [14th century. Directly or via French (veine) médiane "median (vein)" < Latin medianus "median" < medius "middle"] |
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  me·di·an·ly adverb |
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