medianquantity
nounUK /ˈmiːdiən ˈkwɒntɪti/
US /ˈmiːdiən ˈkwɑːntəti/
The middle amount when all the amounts are put in order from smallest to biggest.
The median quantity of apples in the baskets was five, because five was the middle number.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The middle number in a sorted list of amounts, used to show what is typical.
When the prices were sorted, the median quantity told us the usual price.
3. A quantity that splits a group into two equal halves.
Half the jars held more than the median quantity and half held less.
4. The halfway amount between the smallest and largest values in a set.
The median quantity of rainfall was right in the middle of the year's low and high.