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- [mee-dee-uh n]
- /ˈmi di ən/
- /ˈmiː.di.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mee-dee-uh n]
- /ˈmi di ən/
Definitions of median word
- noun median a Mede. 1
- noun median the Iranian language of ancient Media, contemporaneous with Old Persian. 1
- adjective median of or relating to Media, the Medes, or their language. 1
- noun median Denoting or relating to a value or quantity lying at the midpoint of a frequency distribution of observed values or quantities, such that there is an equal probability of falling above or below it. 1
- noun median geometry: dividing line 1
- noun median statistics: middle number 1
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Origin of median
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1535-45, median is from the Latin word mediānus in the middle. See medium, -an
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Parts of speech for Median
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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median popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for median
noun median
- par — an equality in value or standing; a level of equality: The gains and the losses are on a par.
- central — Something that is central is in the middle of a place or area.
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
- average — An average is the result that you get when you add two or more numbers together and divide the total by the number of numbers you added together.
- midpoint — a point at or near the middle of, or equidistant from, both ends, as of a line: the midpoint of a boundary.
adjective median
Antonyms for median
noun median
- extreme — Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.
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