median meaning and definition

MEDIAN noun

Definition of median (noun)

1. the value below which 50% of the cases fall
   • synonyms: median value

MEDIAN adjective

Definition of median (adjective)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: average
2. dividing an animal into right and left halves
   • synonyms: medial
3. relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle
   • synonyms: medial