English dictionary
median
adjectivePronunciation
ˈmiːdɪən
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle
adjective
- dividing an animal into right and left halves
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)
noun
- the number midway between the two middle numbers in a series containing an even or odd number of items
Example sentences
the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20
the median income for the year was $15,000