median value vs average

average vs median value

median value and average both are nouns.

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

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

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

As nouns, average is a hypernym of median value; that is, average is a word with a broader meaning than median value:

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

Other hypernyms of median value include norm.

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

median value (adjective)	average (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

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

Difference between median value and average

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