Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun median

1 sense of median

Sense 1
median, median value -- (the value below which 50% of the cases fall)
       => average, norm -- (a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes")

Antonyms of adj median

3 senses of median

Sense 1
median (prenominal), average -- (relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values); "the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15,000")

INDIRECT (VIA normal) -> abnormal, unnatural -- (not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm; "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food")

Sense 2
medial, median -- (dividing an animal into right and left halves)

INDIRECT (VIA mesial) -> distal -- (directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body)

Sense 3
median, medial -- (relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle)

INDIRECT (VIA central) -> peripheral -- (on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area; "Russia's peripheral provinces"; "peripheral suburbs")

Similarity of adj median

3 senses of median

Sense 1
median (prenominal), average -- (relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values); "the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20"; "the median income for the year was $15,000")
       => normal (vs. abnormal) -- (conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events")

Sense 2
medial, median -- (dividing an animal into right and left halves)
       => mesial (vs. distal) -- (being in or directed toward the midline or mesial plane of the body)

Sense 3
median, medial -- (relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle)
       => central (vs. peripheral) -- (in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position")

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