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mediocrity
English
Etymology
From Middle French médiocrité, from Latin mediocrit?s, from mediocris.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /mi?d???k??ti/
Noun
mediocrity (countable and uncountable, plural mediocrities)
- (now rare) The quality of being intermediate between two extremes; a mean.
- (obsolete) A middle course of action; moderation, balance.
- , New York Review Books 2001, p.273:
- In adversity I wish for prosperity, and in prosperity I am afraid of adversity. What mediocrity may be found?
- , New York Review Books 2001, p.273:
- (uncountable) The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.
- An individual with mediocre abilities or achievements.
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Translations
Anagrams
- iridectomy
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median
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French median, from Latin medianus (“of or pertaining to the middle”, adjective), from medius (“middle”) (see medium), from Proto-Indo-European *méd?yos (“middle”). Doublet of mean and mizzen. Cognate with Old English midde, middel (“middle”). More at middle.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?mi?d??n/
- (US) IPA(key): /?mi?di.?n/
Noun
median (plural medians)
- (anatomy, now rare) A central vein or nerve, especially the median vein or median nerve running through the forearm and arm. [from 15th c.]
- (geometry) A line segment joining the vertex of triangle to the midpoint of the opposing side.
- (statistics) A number separating the higher half from the lower half of a data sample, population, or probability distribution. The median of a finite list of numbers can be found by arranging all the observations from lowest value to highest value and picking the middle one (e.g., the median of {3, 3, 5, 9, 11} is 5). If there is an even number of observations, then there is no single middle value; the median is then usually defined to be the mean of the two middle values. [from 19th c.]
- (US) The area separating two lanes of opposite-direction traffic; the median strip. [from 20th c.]
Synonyms
- (median strip): central reservation
Hypernyms
- quantile
Coordinate terms
- (statistics): median (2-quantile), tercile/tertile (3), quartile (4), quintile (5), sextile (6), septile (7), octile (8), decile (10), hexadecile (16), ventile/vigintile (20), centile/percentile (100)
Related terms
- mean
- mediate
- mediation
- mediator
- medium
- mediocre
- mediocrity
Translations
Adjective
median (not comparable)
- Situated in a middle, central, or intermediate part, section, or range of (something). [from 16th c.]
- (anatomy, botany) In the middle of an organ, structure etc.; towards the median plane of an organ or limb. [from 16th c.]
- (statistics) Having the median as its value. [from 19th c.]
Derived terms
- median line
- median strip
Translations
See also
- average
- mean
- mode
Anagrams
- Damien, Eidman, Maiden, Manide, Medina, Midean, aidmen, demain, maenid, maiden, mained, medina, meidan
Esperanto
Adjective
median
- accusative singular of media
Finnish
Noun
median
- Genitive singular form of media.
Anagrams
- maiden
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch mediaan, from Latin medianus (“of or pertaining to the middle”, adjective), from medius (“middle”) (see medium), from Proto-Indo-European *méd?yos (“middle”). Doublet of madya.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [me?dian]
- Hyphenation: mé?di?an
Noun
median or médian
- median,
- (statistics) the number separating the higher half of a data sample, a population, or a probability distribution, from the lower half.
- (geometry) a line segment joining the vertex of triangle to the midpoint of the opposing side.
- the median strip; the area separating two lanes of opposite-direction traffic.
- medium, anything having a measurement intermediate between extremes, such as a garment or container.
- Synonym: sedang
- (printing, dated) pica: 12-point type
- (printing, dated) mediaan, a former Nederland paper size, 470 mm × 560 mm.
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Further reading
- “median” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Romanian
Etymology
From French médian, from Latin medianus.
Adjective
median m or n (feminine singular median?, masculine plural medieni, feminine and neuter plural mediene)
- median
Declension
Spanish
Verb
median
- Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of mediar.
- Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present indicative form of mediar.
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin medianus; cf. English median.
Noun
median c
- median value
Declension
Related terms
- medianvärde
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