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US
/ˈmidiən/
]
[ UK /mˈiːdiːən/ ]
[ UK /mˈiːdiːən/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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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
NOUN
- the number midway between the two middle numbers in a series containing an even or odd number of items
How To Use median In A Sentence
- The lymphatic vessels of the tongue may be divided into four groups: (1) apical, from the tip of the tongue to the suprahyoid glands and principal gland of the tongue; (2) lateral, from the margin of the tonguesome of these pierce the Mylohyoideus to end in the submaxillary glands, others pass down on the Hyoglossus to the superior deep cervical glands; (3) basal, from the region of the vallate papillæ to the superior deep cervical glands; and (4) median, a few of which perforate the Mylohyoideus to reach the submaxillary glands, while the majority turn around the posterior border of the muscle to enter the superior deep cervical glands. VIII. The Lymphatic System. 3. The Lymphatics of the Head, Face, and Neck
- Ultimately biliary cirrhosis results and the median survival has been estimated to be 12 years.
- The comedian was very good indeed. He had the audience rolling in the aisles.
- GURWITCH: So you know, I interviewed people that I work with like Tim Allen and Jeff Garland and Ann Miro (ph) and comedians Harry sheerer and Fred Willard. CNN Transcript Jan 26, 2007
- It is about the time before comedians become funny. The Sun
- There’s also data on median incomes (though that’s deducible from the previous data) on p. 37. Matthew Yglesias » Endgame
- The title agency reports that the average price for a single-family home is down 4 percent from a year ago, to $$430,019, while through July, the median sold price for a single-family home was down 3 percent from the same time a year ago, to $362,000. [email protected] Aspen Times - Top Stories
- But only one is a riot-grrrl guitar hero, turned NPR blogger, turned ascendant sketch comedian. ‘Portlandia’ star, guitarist Carrie Brownstein finds outlet for all her interests
- Let's just say it's a platform on which comedians can showcase not only their style, but also the outer limits of their tastelessness.
- We calculate medians and quartiles of the age at leaving home by sex and race, using a fitted curve derived from a logit regression model.
