median

 
Pronunciation: /ˈmiːdɪən/

adjective

[attributive]
  • 1denoting 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: the median duration of this treatment was four months
  • denoting the middle term (or mean of the middle two terms) of a series arranged in order of magnitude.
  • 2 technical, chiefly Anatomy situated in the middle, especially of the body: the median part of the sternum

noun

  • 1the median value of a range of values: acreages ranged from one to fifty-two with a median of twenty-four
  • 3 Geometry a straight line drawn from any vertex of a triangle to the middle of the opposite side.

Derivatives

medianly

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English (denoting a median vein or nerve): from medieval Latin medianus, from medius 'mid'