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===''The Median Life Function''===
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Median life,<math>\breve{T}</math> is the value of the random variable that has exactly one-half of the area under the <math>pdf</math> to its left and one-half to its right. The median is obtained from:
 
::<math>\int_{-\infty}^{\breve{T}}f(t)dt=0.5</math>
 
For sample data, e.g. 12, 20, 21, the median is the midpoint value, or 20 in this case.

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