mean vs median

mean and median both are nouns.

mean and median both are adjectives.

mean is a verb but median is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mean	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
median	Yes	Yes	No	No

mean (noun)	median (noun)
an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n	the number midway between the two middle numbers in a series containing an even or odd number of items

mean (adjective)	median (adjective)
of no value or worth	relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality	dividing an animal into right and left halves
characterized by malice	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
marked by poverty befitting a beggar
(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
very good; of the highest quality

mean (verb)	median (verb)
have in mind as a purpose
intend to refer to
destine or designate for a certain purpose
mean or intend to express or convey
denote or connote
have as a logical consequence
have a specified degree of importance

Difference between mean and median

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