The difference between Median and Mode

When used as nouns, median means a central vein or nerve, especially the median vein or median nerve running through the forearm and arm, whereas mode means one of several ancient greek scales.


Median is also adjective with the meaning: situated in the middle.

check bellow for the other definitions of Median and Mode

  1. Median as a noun (anatomy, now, _, rare):

    A central vein or nerve, especially the median vein or median nerve running through the forearm and arm.

  2. Median as a noun (geometry):

    A joining the vertex of triangle to the of the opposing side.

  3. Median as a noun (statistics):

    In statistics and probability theory, the median is the number separating the higher half of a data sample, a population, or a probability distribution, from the lower half. The median of a finite list of numbers can be found by arranging all the observations from lowest value to highest value and picking the middle one (e.g., the median of {3, 3, 5, 9, 11} is 5). If there is an even number of observations, then there is no single middle value; the median is then usually defined to be the mean of the two middle values.

  4. Median as a noun (US):

    The median strip; the area separating two lanes of opposite-direction traffic.

  1. Median as an adjective:

    Situated in the middle; central, intermediate.

  2. Median as an adjective (anatomy, botany):

    In the middle of an organ, structure etc.; towards the median plane of an organ or limb.

  3. Median as an adjective (statistics):

    Having the median as its value.

  1. Mode as a noun (music):

    One of several ancient Greek scales.

  2. Mode as a noun (music):

    One of several common scales in modern Western music, one of which corresponds to the modern major scale and one to the natural minor scale.

  3. Mode as a noun:

    A particular means of accomplishing something.

    Examples:

    "What was the mode of entry?"

  4. Mode as a noun (statistics):

    The most frequently occurring value in a distribution

  5. Mode as a noun (mathematics, physics):

    A state of a system that is represented by an eigenfunction of that system.

  6. Mode as a noun (computing):

    One of various related sets of rules for processing data.

    Examples:

    "In insert mode, characters typed are directly inserted into the buffer"

  7. Mode as a noun (grammar):

    A verb form that depends on how its containing clause relates to the speaker's or writer's wish, intent, or assertion about reality.

  8. Mode as a noun (philosophy):

    That which exists only as a quality of substance.

  9. Mode as a noun (textiles):

    In lace-making, a small decorative piece inserted into a pattern.

  10. Mode as a noun (textiles):

    The openwork between the solid parts of a pattern.

  11. Mode as a noun (obsolete):

    A woman's mantle with a hood.

  1. Mode as a noun:

    Style or fashion; popular trend.