1. the middle values in sets of numbers arranged in order from least to greatest
Usage: mathematics; statistics
2. strips of land that divide opposing lanes of traffic on a highway

Examples

• The medians of these data sets help show the central tendency.
• In statistics class, we learned to calculate medians for different groups of numbers.
• The medians are less affected by extreme values than the means.
• Highway medians often contain grass or small trees.
• The medians on this interstate are quite wide and well-maintained.
• Workers planted flowers along the medians to beautify the roadway.