Median (disambiguation)

Median (disambiguation)

Median has different meanings in different contexts:

  • Median, in statistics, a number that separates the lowest-value half and the highest-value half
  • Median (geometry), in geometry, a line joining a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side
  • Geometric median, a point minimizing the sum of distances to a given set of points
  • Median (road), the portion of a divided highway used to separate opposing traffic
  • Median filter, a nonlinear digital filtering technique used to reduce noise in images
  • Median language, the extinct language of the Medes people
  • Median nerve, a nerve in humans and other animals located in the upper limb, one of the five main nerves originating from the brachial plexus
  • Median triangle, an archaeological term referring to the area bounded by Hamadān, Malāyer and Kangāvar in Iran

See also

  • Medes, an ancient Iranian people who lived in Media, in the northwest of present-day Iran

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