Median
adjective
Situated in the middle.
The median line divides the road into two equal parts.
Often appears as...
- median strip
- median salary
noun
The value separating the higher half from the lower half of a data set.
The median of the data set 3,7,9 is 7.
Often appears as...
- median value
- calculate the median
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Academic
adjective
Relating to the middle value or average.
Median income indicates the middle point of the income range.
Often appears as...
- median wage
- median home price
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Academic
noun
A strip of land, usually planted with trees, that separates lanes of traffic on some roads.
The car swerved and crashed into the median.
Often appears as...
- cross the median
- median barrier
adjective
Situated in the middle.
The median line divides the road into two equal parts.
Often appears as...
- median strip
- median salary
noun
The value separating the higher half from the lower half of a data set.
The median of the data set 3,7,9 is 7.
Often appears as...
- median value
- calculate the median
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Relating to the middle value or average.
Median income indicates the middle point of the income range.
Often appears as...
- median wage
- median home price
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A strip of land, usually planted with trees, that separates lanes of traffic on some roads.
The car swerved and crashed into the median.
Often appears as...
- cross the median
- median barrier
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Geometrical Use
The adjective 'median' often describes lines or structures that divide something into two equal parts.
The median axis of a symmetrical shape splits it evenly.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Central
'Median' means the middle in a sequence, but it doesn't necessarily mean it's centrally located.
The median column was slightly off-center compared to the rest.
Pro Tip 1/2Geometrical Use
The adjective 'median' often describes lines or structures that divide something into two equal parts.
The median axis of a symmetrical shape splits it evenly.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Central
'Median' means the middle in a sequence, but it doesn't necessarily mean it's centrally located.
The median column was slightly off-center compared to the rest.
Pro Tip 1/2Geometrical Use
The adjective 'median' often describes lines or structures that divide something into two equal parts.
The median axis of a symmetrical shape splits it evenly.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Central
'Median' means the middle in a sequence, but it doesn't necessarily mean it's centrally located.
The median column was slightly off-center compared to the rest.
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Daphne Koller: What...
And the really amazing thing is, because there were so many students, it means that even if a student posed a question at 3 o'clock in the morning, somewhere around the world, there would be somebody who was awake and working on the same problem. And so, in many of our courses, the median response time for a question
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Want interstellar...
the median age is 38 the u.s. population 20 percent of it is our 25 percent of it is under 20 years of age so that means when we're talking about these things we have to recognize that for the time that most of these people most of the people
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The greatest TED Talk...
today's world this this intersection of new media and old median the fractured media landscape isn't the idea to get that new buzz worthy delivery vehicle that's going to get that message to the masses now that's what I thought but the
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Ami Klin: A new way to...
and that window of opportunity happens in the first three years of life. It's not that that window closes; it doesn't. But it diminishes considerably. And yet, the median age of diagnosis in this country is still about five years,
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Phil Plait: How to...
That would be bad. But it won't wipe out, you know, all life on Earth, so that's fine. But it turns out, you don't need something six miles across to do a lot of damage. There is a median point between tiny rock and gigantic rock,
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An honest look at the...
but many of us saw a sequence of events where rock bottom was possible for the first time. And the truth is, it really doesn't take much. The median household in the US only has enough savings to replace one month of income.
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Beware, fellow...
So too for technology workers and financial services workers, who earn multiples of the median wage and yet we employ more and more of them, so clearly you can raise the price of employment and get more of it.
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A bold idea to replace...
or are there other people here that are a little bit disappointed with democracy? So let's look at a few numbers. If we look across the world, the median turnout in presidential elections
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The illusion of...
So 15.5 seconds is the median time for subjects in his experiment there. I love this one. I'll end with this one, just because it's such an obvious and important thing.
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7 Billion: Are You...
So what does he look like? The world's most typical person is male Males outnumber females but just barely The median age of the world's population is 28
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Daphne Koller: What...
And the really amazing thing is, because there were so many students, it means that even if a student posed a question at 3 o'clock in the morning, somewhere around the world, there would be somebody who was awake and working on the same problem. And so, in many of our courses, the median response time for a question
Video examples
Want interstellar...
the median age is 38 the u.s. population 20 percent of it is our 25 percent of it is under 20 years of age so that means when we're talking about these things we have to recognize that for the time that most of these people most of the people
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The greatest TED Talk...
today's world this this intersection of new media and old median the fractured media landscape isn't the idea to get that new buzz worthy delivery vehicle that's going to get that message to the masses now that's what I thought but the
Video examples
Ami Klin: A new way to...
and that window of opportunity happens in the first three years of life. It's not that that window closes; it doesn't. But it diminishes considerably. And yet, the median age of diagnosis in this country is still about five years,
Video examples
Phil Plait: How to...
That would be bad. But it won't wipe out, you know, all life on Earth, so that's fine. But it turns out, you don't need something six miles across to do a lot of damage. There is a median point between tiny rock and gigantic rock,
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An honest look at the...
but many of us saw a sequence of events where rock bottom was possible for the first time. And the truth is, it really doesn't take much. The median household in the US only has enough savings to replace one month of income.
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Beware, fellow...
So too for technology workers and financial services workers, who earn multiples of the median wage and yet we employ more and more of them, so clearly you can raise the price of employment and get more of it.
Video examples
A bold idea to replace...
or are there other people here that are a little bit disappointed with democracy? So let's look at a few numbers. If we look across the world, the median turnout in presidential elections
Video examples
The illusion of...
So 15.5 seconds is the median time for subjects in his experiment there. I love this one. I'll end with this one, just because it's such an obvious and important thing.
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7 Billion: Are You...
So what does he look like? The world's most typical person is male Males outnumber females but just barely The median age of the world's population is 28
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Tom Perez
American Politician
Union members not only earn higher median wages; they are more likely to have paid sick leave, short-term disability, and employer-provided child care. Giving people a voice at work - the ability to organize and negotiate for their fair share of the value they helped create - is absolutely essential to a growing, vibrant middle class.
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Nick Hanauer
American Businessman
It is true that rich people can spend more money than middle class people, but there's this upper limit on what we can spend. I drive a very nice car, but it's only one car. I don't own a thousand, even though I earn a thousand times the median wage. I have a few jackets, not a few thousand.
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Daniel Tammet
English Writer
I found maths very easy, but I still enjoyed discovering things. You have to have the necessary information. For example, what's the difference between the mean and the median? Probability fascinated me. You have to think very carefully about things, which is the way my mind works anyway.
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Abhijit Banerjee
American Economist
The poverty line in the U.S., for example, has nothing to do with the poverty line in India. It is a relative poverty line. It is reset from time to time but it is related to U.S. median income, so if I set that to be the absolute poverty line everyone in India would essentially be poor.
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Marc Andreessen
American Businessman
There's no such thing as median income; there's a curve, and it really matters what side of the curve you're on. There's no such thing as the middle class. It's absolutely vanishing.
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Carrie Lam
Chinese Politician
While easy to understand, the income-based poverty line has limitations. Specifically, the median monthly household income measures only income without considering assets.
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Rebecca Traister
American Author
Since the late 19th century, the median age of first marriage for women had fluctuated between 20 and 22. This had been the shape, pattern and definition of female life.
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George M. Church
American Scientist
I like to keep the median age in my lab low because they will indulge me in my dreams. They don't yet think things are impossible.
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Tom Junod
American Journalist
In a society in which the median age keeps advancing, we have no choice but to keep redefining youth.
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Aja Brown
American Politician
I was raised by a single mother. We were definitely below the median income of our area.
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Tom Perez
American Politician
Union members not only earn higher median wages; they are more likely to have paid sick leave, short-term disability, and employer-provided child care. Giving people a voice at work - the ability to organize and negotiate for their fair share of the value they helped create - is absolutely essential to a growing, vibrant middle class.
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Nick Hanauer
American Businessman
It is true that rich people can spend more money than middle class people, but there's this upper limit on what we can spend. I drive a very nice car, but it's only one car. I don't own a thousand, even though I earn a thousand times the median wage. I have a few jackets, not a few thousand.
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Daniel Tammet
English Writer
I found maths very easy, but I still enjoyed discovering things. You have to have the necessary information. For example, what's the difference between the mean and the median? Probability fascinated me. You have to think very carefully about things, which is the way my mind works anyway.
Quote examples
Abhijit Banerjee
American Economist
The poverty line in the U.S., for example, has nothing to do with the poverty line in India. It is a relative poverty line. It is reset from time to time but it is related to U.S. median income, so if I set that to be the absolute poverty line everyone in India would essentially be poor.
Quote examples
Marc Andreessen
American Businessman
There's no such thing as median income; there's a curve, and it really matters what side of the curve you're on. There's no such thing as the middle class. It's absolutely vanishing.
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Carrie Lam
Chinese Politician
While easy to understand, the income-based poverty line has limitations. Specifically, the median monthly household income measures only income without considering assets.
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Rebecca Traister
American Author
Since the late 19th century, the median age of first marriage for women had fluctuated between 20 and 22. This had been the shape, pattern and definition of female life.
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George M. Church
American Scientist
I like to keep the median age in my lab low because they will indulge me in my dreams. They don't yet think things are impossible.
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Tom Junod
American Journalist
In a society in which the median age keeps advancing, we have no choice but to keep redefining youth.
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Aja Brown
American Politician
I was raised by a single mother. We were definitely below the median income of our area.
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