Median · Calculate

Gets the median of given numbers or the middle number in a sorted list of numbers.

Syntax

median(a: number, b: number, ...args): number

a: number - First given number.

b: number - Second given number.

...args: number[] - The rest of the given numbers

Can be given an infinite number of parameters.

number - The resulting median.

Throws an error if the length of arguments is less than 2.

import { median } from '@princedev/calculate';

Basic usage with even length of numbers.

const result = median(21, 4, 8, 6);

result would be 7

Getting the median with an odd length of numbers.

const result = median(21, 4, 8, 6, 12);

result would be 8

If you're using an array, you can use the spread operator like this

const result = median(...[21, 4, 8, 6, 12]);

result would be 8