median

UK
/ˈmiːdiən/
US
/ˈmiːdiən/

Translations

mediannoun
medians
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UK
/ˈmiːdiən/
US
/ˈmiːdiən/
médianeStatistiques.
In the data set 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11, the median is 7.
Dans la série de données 3, 5, 7, 9 et 11, la médiane est 7.
médianeGéométrie.
In an equilateral triangle all three medians are equal in length.
Dans un triangle équilatéral, les trois médianes sont de même longueur.
terre-plein centralAménagement routier.
The car veered off the road and crashed into the median.
La voiture a quitté la route et a percuté le terre-plein central.
medianadjective
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/ˈmiːdiən/
US
/ˈmiːdiən/
Generally treated as non-gradable; comparative and superlative forms are very rarely used.
médianSens général et statistique.
The median income of the neighborhood was higher than the national average.
Le revenu médian du quartier était supérieur à la moyenne nationale.
médianAnatomie.
The surgeon made an incision along the median plane of the abdomen.
Le chirurgien a pratiqué une incision le long du plan médian de l'abdomen.

Definitions

mediannoun
The middle value in a set of data, which separates the higher half from the lower half.
In the data set 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11, the median is 7.
A strip of land or concrete that separates lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions on a highway or road.
The car veered off the road and crashed into the median.
Geometry: a line segment joining a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side.
In an equilateral triangle all three medians are equal in length.
medianadjective
Situated in the middle, especially in terms of position or value.
The median income of the neighborhood was higher than the national average.
Relating to or designating the median value of a statistical distribution or data set.
Analysts focused on the median wage rather than the mean.
Situated toward or along the midline of a body or structure; medial.
The surgeon made an incision along the median plane of the abdomen.