median
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- adjective
- /ˈmiːdiən/
- Specialized
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medial
- Median cleft lip results from an error in this merging process in the midline (28).
- median age
All those brown oak leaves in the median strip, a few flopping in the wind, flickering pages.
- All those brown oak leaves in the median strip, a few flopping in the wind, flickering pages.
- So in that which is piros fidos, which is fire and median which is middle.
Examples
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At the time of the survey, premenopausal women were generally younger (median age, 34 years), and women who had gone through natural menopause were the oldest (median age, 58 years).
Academic text (2014) -
Legislators cannot enrich themselves and be reelected if they lose the support of the median voter in their states or districts.
Academic text (2016) -
Politicians, this median voter is going to be below the mean income.
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The socioeconomic factors include median family income, parental education, and parental occupation.
Academic text (2014) -
The median age of participants in the study was 45 years.
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A healthy median blood pressure is crucial for overall wellness.
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In a survey, the median score among students was 75 out of 100.
Synonyms
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1.0
Near the center of something
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Near the middle of the body or a body part
Exactly at the center of something
At the exact middle of a place or thing
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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The middle number in a list of numbers, or the average of the two middle ones when there are two
How Central
Surface Forms
Etymology
Median comes from the Latin medius 'middle', the same root as middle and medium. That's why median is used for things in the centre of the body or space, for example the median line of the body or a nerve that runs down the middle.