median

Dataset's middle entry

Median refers to the middle position.

In statistics, the median is the middle value in a sorted list—half the values fall above it, half below.

Unlike the mean, the median isn't skewed by extreme values: The median home price gives a better picture than the average.

A median or median strip is the barrier or divider between opposing lanes of traffic.

In anatomy, median describes structures lying along the body's central axis.

spatial

middle

Central point or position

midway · equidistant · bisecting · halfway · dividing · axis · interior · between · midst

statistic

mean

Average, or spiteful

interquartile · average · midpoint · distribution · outlier · variance · skewness · sample · population · dataset

roadway

barrier

Obstruction preventing passage

jersey · guardrail · buffer · crossover · lane · highway · interstate · freeway · boulevard · turnpike

anatomical

nerve

Signal-carrying body fiber

sulcus · fissure · sagittal · midline · midsection · bisecting · symmetrical · bilateral · bodily · structural

Categories
Opposites
position/location

medianextreme

Furthest from moderate

outer · peripheral · outermost · distal · lateral

statistical typicality

medianextreme

Furthest from moderate

outlier · extremum · maximum · minimum · anomaly

commonality/frequency

medianextreme

Furthest from moderate

rare · unusual · uncommon · exceptional · abnormal

Phrases
Family

medium, media, immediately, immediate, mediator, mediocre, mediate, medieval, intermediate

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