median

anatomynow rareA central vein or nerve, especially the median vein or median nerve running through the forearm and arm.

geometryA line segment joining the vertex of triangle to the midpoint of the opposing side.

statisticsA number separating the higher half from the lower half of a data sample, population, or probability distribution. The median of a finite list of numbers can be found by arranging all the observations from lowest value to highest value and picking the middle one (e.g., the median of {3, 3, 5, 9, 11} is 5). If there is an even number of observations, then there is no single middle value; the median is then usually defined to be the mean of the two middle values.

USThe area separating two lanes of opposite-direction traffic; the median strip.

The number midway between the two middle numbers in a series containing an even or odd number of items

anatomySituated in a middle, central, or intermediate part, section, or range of (something).

anatomybotanyIn the middle of an organ, structure etc.; towards the median plane of an organ or limb.

statisticsHaving the median as its value.

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)

“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