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Word: Median
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English (denoting a median vein or nerve): from medieval Latin medianus, from medius ‘mid’
ˈmiːdɪən
denoting or relating to a value or quantity lying at the midpoint of a frequency distribution of observed values or quantities, such that there is an equal probability of falling above or below it
Short Definition:relating to value or quantity
Examples:- the median duration of this treatment was four months
situated in the middle, especially of the body
Short Definition:situated in middle of something
Examples:- the median part of the sternum
Word: Median
Speech Type: Noun
ˈmiːdɪən
the median value of a range of values
Short Definition:median value
Examples:- acreages ranged from one to fifty-two with a median of twenty-four
the strip of land between the carriageways of a motorway or other major road; a central reservation.
Short Definition:strip of land between carriageways of motorway
a straight line drawn from any vertex of a triangle to the middle of the opposite side.
Short Definition:straight line
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