Median

=Median=

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In a set of numbers, half the numbers are larger than the **median** and half are smaller. It would be the middle number in a set of numbers that has an odd number of values. If there are an even number of values in the set, then the **median** can be found by taking the two middle numbers and dividing by 2.



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Following the example below, taken from the definition of "Median of a Set of Numbers" on the [|MathWords] web site.