1590s, from Middle French médian (15c.) and directly from Latin medianus "of the middle," from medius "in the middle" (see medial (adj.)). Originally anatomical, of veins, arteries, nerves. Median strip "strip between lanes of traffic" is from 1954.
median (n.)
"a median part," 1540s, from Latin medianus (see median (adj.)). Meaning "middle number of a series" is from 1883.
雙語例句
1. Where the speed distribution is skew, it's better to quote the median speed.
在速度分布是扭曲的情況下, 最好用中值速度.
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2. One half of its values will be found below and one half above the median.
一半數(shù)值低于中位數(shù),一半數(shù)值高于中位數(shù).
來自辭典例句
3. The median interval between onset of symptoms and diagnosis was three months.
3例有家族史,且均為姊妹配對(duì).
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4. Median home prices on island are still up 13 per cent.
但是在該島上,中檔住宅的售價(jià)也提高了13%.
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5. The remaining fingers are supplied by the median nerve.