average vs median value

median value vs average

average and median value both are nouns.

average is an adjective but median value is not an adjective.

average is a verb but median value is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
average	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
median value	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, median value is a hyponym of average; that is, median value is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than average:

average: a statistic describing the location of a distribution
median value: the number midway between the two middle numbers in a series containing an even or odd number of items

Other hyponyms of average include age norm, modal value, mode, median, mean, mean value.

average (noun)	median value (noun)
a statistic describing the location of a distribution	the number midway between the two middle numbers in a series containing an even or odd number of items
an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
(sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities

average (adjective)	median value (adjective)
lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered
around the middle of a scale of evaluation
lacking exceptional quality or ability
relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values)
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution

average (verb)	median value (verb)
compute the average of
achieve or reach on average
amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain

Difference between average and median value

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