English adjective: median |
1. | median 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) |
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| Samples | The median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20. The median income for the year was $15,000.
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| Synonyms | average |
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| Similar | normal |
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| Domain category | statistics |
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| Antonyms | abnormal, unnatural |
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2. | median dividing an animal into right and left halves |
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| Synonyms | medial |
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| Similar | mesial |
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| Antonyms | distal |
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3. | median relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle |
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| Synonyms | medial |
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| Similar | central |
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| Antonyms | peripheral |
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