median
adjectiveHow many syllables in median?
There are 3 syllables in the word median.How to pronounce median:
Definition of median:
- median (adjective):
- a middle point, plane, or part
- 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).
Synonyms for median:
average
halfway
intermediate
medial
mid
middle
moderate
modest
reasonable
typical
Antonyms for median:
apex
border
boundary
brink
edge
end
extreme
extremes
extremity
fringe
limit
margin
maximum
nadir
opposite
outside
pinnacle
tip
utmost
vertex
zenith
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