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How to calculate the median of a matrix in Rust

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fn find_median_unsorted_matrix(matrix: Vec<Vec<i32>>) -> f64 {
    let mut elements: Vec<i32> = Vec::new();

    // Flatten the matrix
    for row in matrix.iter() {
        for val in row.iter() {
            elements.push(*val);
        }
    }

    // Sort the elements
    elements.sort();

    // Calculate median
    let n = elements.len();
    if n % 2 == 1 {
        // Odd number of elements: return middle element
        elements[n / 2] as f64
    } else {
        // Even number of elements: return average of two middle elements
        (elements[n / 2 - 1] + elements[n / 2]) as f64 / 2.0
    }
}

fn main() {
    let matrix = vec![
        vec![5, 8, 9, 10],
        vec![1, 4, 6, 13],
        vec![7, 3, 0, 18],
        vec![6, 8, 9, 20],
    ];

    let median = find_median_unsorted_matrix(matrix);
    println!("Median of the matrix is: {:.1}", median);
}


/*
run:

Median of the matrix is: 7.5

*/

 



answered Oct 6, 2025 by avibootz
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