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Definition of: median
(mē′dē·ən) adjective
1. Pertaining to the middle, or situated in the median plane.
2. Stat. Of, pertaining to, or designating that point in a series of values which divides the series into two groups, each containing the same number of entries: 8 is the median point of the series 2, 5, 8, 10, 13. [<L medianus <medius middle. Doublet of MEAN3, MESNE, MIZZEN.]
—me′di·an·ly adverb
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