normal (noun) | median (noun) |
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something regarded as a normative example | the number midway between the two middle numbers in a series containing an even or odd number of items |
normal (adjective) | median (adjective) |
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conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal | 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) |
in accordance with scientific laws | dividing an animal into right and left halves |
being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development | relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle |
forming a right angle |