1. (statistics) 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";
   - average
    
2. Dividing an animal into right and left halves
   "The median fin runs along the centre of a fish's body";
   - medial
    
3. Relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle
   "The median value of the data set";
   - medial

1. (statistics) the number midway between the two middle numbers in a series containing an even or odd number of items
   "The median income provides a better representation of typical earnings than the mean";
   - median value
    
2. [N. Amer] The area which separates opposing lanes of traffic in a dual carriageway
   "The flowers planted on the median brightened up the highway";
   - central reservation [Brit]

Derived forms: medians

See also: central, mesial, normal

Type of: norm

Part of: divided highway [N. Amer], dual carriageway [Brit]

Encyclopedia: Median