median
English meaning: Median
Definition
A central vein or nerve, especially the median vein or median nerve running through the forearm and arm.
Example
“The median household income in the region rose last year.”
Another example: “The car spun across the road and onto the grassy median.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Has two main senses: a statistical one (the middle value of a dataset, common in maths, economics and data reports) and a road sense (the central strip of a divided highway, especially US). The anatomical sense is technical/medical.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'medianus' meaning 'of the middle', from 'medius' (middle), entering English in the 16th century.
Related Words
Common Collocations
- median income
- median age
- median value
- median strip
- above the median
Word Forms
median (n); medians; median (adj)
Word Tools
Tools & Calculators
15% of 200 = 30 · 15 is 7.5% of 200
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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