In a sequence of numbers arranged from smallest to largest: The middle number, when such a sequence has an odd number of values. For example, in the sequence 3, 4, 14, 35, 280, the median is 14. The average of the two middle numbers, when such a sequence has an even number of values. For example, in the sequence 4, 8, 10, 56, the median is 9 (the average of 8 and 10). Compare arithmetic mean, average, mode. A line joining a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side.
Romanticism emphasized. 1. a focus on individual, unique traits. 2. a commitment to group solidarity. 3. calmness and rationality. 4. the common and everyday. 5. fascination with the future. Follow.
Romantics also embraced the foreign and the exotic, especially eliciting an interest in Orientalism, and this too affected the history of art. In sculpture there was a move to create imaginative pieces which would appeal to the emotions: Auguste Rodin tried to capture the inner lives of his subjects.