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median center

See Also: mean, mean center, median

  1. [spatial statistics (use for geostatistics)] A location representing the shortest total distance to all other features in a study area.
  2. [spatial statistics (use for geostatistics)] The location of a single x,y coordinate value that represents the median x-coordinate value and the median y-coordinate value for all features in a study area.