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Median
Part of Speech: noun, adjective
Definitions:
- (Mathematics) the middle value in a set of numbers, found by ordering all the values and taking the one in the middle when the total number of values is odd, or the average of the two middle values when the total number of values is even.
- (Botany) the central vein or rib of a leaf.
- (Geography) an imaginary line dividing a distribution or area into equal halves.
- (Statistics) a measure of central tendency that represents the value below which half of a set of data falls.
Sample Sentences:
- The median of the set {2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 18} is 7.
- The median leaf vein provides the main structure for nutrient distribution.
- The highway crosses the country, serving as a median that separates the two halves.
- In statistics, the median represents the middle value when data is arranged in ascending order.
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