median Definition

median
noun

1. A middle point or part.
2. geom.
A straight line between any vertex of a triangle and the centre of the opposite side.
3a. statistics.
The middle value in a set of numbers or measurements arranged from smallest to largest, eg the median of 1, 5 and 11 is 5;
3b. statistics.
Said of an even number of measurements: the average of the middle two measurements. Compare mean³, mode.

adj

1. Situated in or passing through the middle.

Thesaurus: middle, centre, halfway, medial.
2. statistics.
Belonging or relating to the median.

Etymology: 16c: from Latin medianus, from medius middle.