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tag: 0XW8HX8VEV
kind: concept
name: Median of a triangle
aliases: [median]
msc: [51M04]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_(geometry)
    locator: lead section
same_as:
  wikidata: Q235001
  wikipedia: Median (geometry)
---

## Summary

A median of a triangle is the segment from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side. Each triangle has three medians, and they meet at one point, the centroid.