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medcouple

medcouple noun: a scaled median difference between the two halves of a distribution.

Noun

medcouple (plural medcouples)

  1. A scaled median difference between the two halves of a distribution.

Forms of medcouple

pluralmedcouples

Origin of medcouple

From med (“median”) + couple, as the median of a kernel function over pairs ("couples") of data points. The original paper also introduced a similar concept medtriple that has not seen wide use.

Questions about medcouple

What does medcouple mean?
Medcouple means a scaled median difference between the two halves of a distribution.
What part of speech is medcouple?
Medcouple is a noun.
What is the plural of medcouple?
The plural of medcouple is medcouples.

Words near medcouple in the dictionary

  1. MEDC
  2. Medcalf
  3. Medcalfs
  4. Medchal-Malkajgiri
  5. medcinal
  6. medcouple
  7. medcouples
  8. Medcroft
  9. MEDCs
  10. Meddaugh
  11. Meddaughs

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