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Definition median in American English

median noun

[countable] noun
/ˈmidiən/
1

a narrow piece of ground that separates the two sides of a highway or other main road. The British word is central reservation.

Synonyms and related words
bend bicycle lane bike lane
2

a number that is in the middle of a set when they are arranged in order. For example, in the numbers 1, 3, 4, 8, 9, the median is 4

Example

Their incomes are far higher than the national median.

Synonyms and related words
Arabic numeral arithmetic progression base
3

a line drawn from one of the points of a triangle to the opposite side

Definition median in American English