median

• Relativo al valor medio en un conjunto de números; también se usa en anatomía para describir una estructura situada en la línea media.

Relating to the middle value in a set of numbers; also used in anatomy to describe a structure situated in the midline.

1. Middle value in statisticsB2formal

   Relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values, or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values.

   mediana (estadística)

   • The median income in this region is $50,000 per year.
   • We calculated the median score to understand the central tendency.
   • The median age of the population has increased over the last decade.

   Sinónimoscentralmiddle

2. Anatomical middleC1formal

   Dividing an animal into right and left halves; relating to the midline of the body.

   Medio anatómico

   • The median nerve runs down the arm to the hand.
   • The median plane divides the body into symmetrical halves.
   • Surgeons made an incision along the median line of the abdomen.

   Sinónimosmidline

   Antónimoslateral

3. Central positionB2formal

   Relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle.

   mediano, central

   • The median strip divides the highway into two directions.
   • The median value of the data set was calculated accurately.
   • The median point of the city is marked by the central square.

   Sinónimoscentralintermediatemedialmidmiddlemidway

   Antónimosextremeperipheral

• En estadística, la mediana es el valor central de un conjunto de datos ordenados, de modo que la mitad de las observaciones queda por debajo y la otra mitad por encima. También puede referirse a la franja divisoria central de una carretera.

A statistical term referring to the middle value in a sorted list of numbers, below which half of the data points fall.

1. Statistical medianB2formaltechnical

   The value that separates the higher half from the lower half of a data set; the point at which half the cases fall below and half above.

   Mediana estadística

   • The median household income is often used instead of the average.
   • If the test scores are 50, 60, and 70, the median is 60.
   • The researcher calculated the median age of the participants.

2. Geometric medianC1formaltechnical

   A line segment joining a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side.

   Mediana de un triángulo

   • In a triangle, the three medians intersect at the centroid.
   • The length of the median can be found using Apollonius's theorem.
   • He drew a median from vertex A to side BC.

3. Road medianB1informalamerican

   The central strip of land between opposite lanes of a divided highway.

   Mediana de carretera

   • Car pulled over onto the median after a flat tire.
   • The median is landscaped with grass and flowers.
   • Construction zones often narrow the median.

   Sinónimosdivider