Definition of median

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • median is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • median is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • median is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of median


  • dividing an animal into right and left halves (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. medial
  • 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) (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the median value of 17, 20, and 36 is 20
    2. the median income for the year was $15,000

    Synonyms

    1. average
  • relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. medial
  • the number midway between the two middle numbers in a series containing an even or odd number of items (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. median value

See definition of median in Merriam Webster