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median

median me‧di‧an [ˈmiːdiən] adjective [only before a noun]

STATISTICS the median number is the middle one in a series of numbers, arranged in order:

• The median sales price fell 1.4% from October.

• Median household income fell by 1.9% last year.

— see also decile, percentile, quartile

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The middle-ranking value of a set of values laid out in numerical order.

► See also Mode.

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median UK US /ˈmiːdiən/ adjective

► a median number, value, or amount is in the middle of a series of numbers, values, or amounts: »Today the median age for marriage in the US is 25 for women and 27 for men.
»median income/earnings/salary
»median/rate/value

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median UK US /ˈmiːdiən/ noun [C]

► a number, value, or amount that is in the middle of a series of numbers, values, or amounts: »Home prices have continued to increase, with the median rising 5.8 percent to $352,874.
»Data from the Institute for Policy Research showed that the median for women's annual earnings was around $32,000, far below the median for men's earnings of $41,300.

→ See also DECILE(Cf. ↑decile), PERCENTILE(Cf. ↑percentile), QUARTILE(Cf. ↑quartile)

→ See Note AVERAGE(Cf. ↑average)

Financial and business terms. 2012.