# medcouple

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A scaled median difference between the two halves of a distribution.

## Etymology
From med (“median”) + couple, as the median of a kernel function over pairs ("couples") of data points. The original paper also introduced a similar concept medtriple that has not seen wide use.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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