median
noun
the middle number in a given sequence of numbers, taken as the average of the two middle numbers when the sequence has an even number of numbers.
medians
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pluralof median.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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That could include policies like forced medians, distribution guidelines or being transparent about grades given.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
Overall survival also differed significantly, with medians of 42 months and 14 months, respectively.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2025
As former Fed economist Claudia Sahm has written, “The medians in the SEP aren’t the Fed forecast and never will be.”
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2025
Throngs of people precariously stand on the medians as high-speed traffic whizzes by.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2025
And indeed, if Nailer scrutinized the jungle carefully, he could make out the boulevards that had been, before trees punctured their medians and encroached.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
