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Definition
Value or quantity that falls halfway between a set of values arranged in an ascending or descending order. When the set contains an odd number of values, the median value is exactly in middle. If the number of values is even, then median is computed by averaging the two numbers closest to the middle. See also mode.
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median is in the Statistics, Mathematics, & Analysis subject.
median appears in the definitions of the following terms: carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), COFI loan, poisson distribution, deviation, quartile, unnatural pattern, mean, descriptive statistics, central tendency and normal distribution
median appears in these other terms: median lethal concentration, median lethal dose
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