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.
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.
Animated GIF created by Billy B.
Following the example below, taken from the definition of "Median of a Set of Numbers" on the MathWords web site.