median

median
[ˈmiːdɪən]
adjective
[attrib.]
  1. denoting or relating to a value or quantity lying at the mid point of a frequency distribution of observed values or quantities, such that there is an equal probability of falling above or below it
    中值的,平均的
    the median duration of this treatment was four months.
    这种治疗的平均疗程为四个月。
    ■denoting the middle term of a series arranged in order of magnitude, or (if there is no middle term) the mean of the middle two terms
    中位数的
  2. (technical, chiefly Anatomy)situated in the middle, especially of the body
    (技主剖)正中的,中间的
    the median part of the sternum.
    胸骨的正中部分。
noun
  1. the median value of a range of values
    中间值,中值
    acreages ranged from one to fifty-two with a median of twenty-four.
    面积范围从1英亩到52英亩,中间值为24。
  2. (亦作 median strip). North American term for central reservation
    (北美)。 同 central reservation
  3. (Geometry)a straight line drawn from any vertex of a triangle to the middle of the opposite side
    (几何)(三角形的)中线
派生
medianly
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English (denoting a median vein or nerve): from medieval Latin medianus, from medius 'mid'
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