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In a function, how should the median be denoted correctly?

Normally, one would use the tilde like this:

$$ Y = \tilde{X} $$

However, it is stated here that

"There is no widely accepted standard notation for the median, but some authors represent the median of a variable x either as x͂ or as μ1/2 sometimes also M."

Therefore my question is, if it is also possible to use the median of a set of numbers like this (or else) when referring to it in the text? Since I have a variable with a lot of indices, the tilde doesn't seem right here.

$$ Y = {\rm med}\{1,2,3,3,4,5\} $$

In a function, how should the median be denoted correctly?

Normally, one would use the tilde like this:

$$ Y = \tilde{X} $$

However, it is stated here that

"There is no widely accepted standard notation for the median, but some authors represent the median of a variable x either as x͂ or as μ1/2 sometimes also M."

Therefore my question is, if it is also possible to use the median of a set of numbers like this (or else) when referring to it in the text? Since I have a variable with a lot of indices, the tilde doesn't seem right here.

$$ Y = {\rm med}\{1,2,3,3,4,5\} $$

or

$$ Y = {\rm med}\{X^{imnkl}\} $$

In a function, how should the median be used correctly?

Normally, one would use the tilde like this:

$$ Y = \tilde{X} $$

However, it is stated here that

"There is no widely accepted standard notation for the median, but some authors represent the median of a variable x either as x͂ or as μ1/2 sometimes also M."

Therefore my question is, if it is also possible to use the median of a set of numbers like this (or else) when referring to it in the text? Since I have a variable with a lot of indices, the tilde doesn't seem right here.

$$ Y = med\{1,2,3,3,4,5\} $$

In a function, how should the median be denoted correctly?

Normally, one would use the tilde like this:

$$ Y = \tilde{X} $$

However, it is stated here that

"There is no widely accepted standard notation for the median, but some authors represent the median of a variable x either as x͂ or as μ1/2 sometimes also M."

Therefore my question is, if it is also possible to use the median of a set of numbers like this (or else) when referring to it in the text? Since I have a variable with a lot of indices, the tilde doesn't seem right here.

$$ Y = {\rm med}\{1,2,3,3,4,5\} $$

In a function, how should the median be used correctly?

Normally, one would use the tilde like this:

$$ Y = \tilde{X} $$

However, it is stated here that

"There is no widely accepted standard notation for the median, but some authors represent the median of a variable x either as x͂ or as μ1/2 sometimes also M."

Therefore my question is, if it is also possible to use the median of a set of numbers like this (or else) when referring to it in the text?

$$ Y = med\{1,2,3,3,4,5\} $$

In a function, how should the median be used correctly?

Normally, one would use the tilde like this:

$$ Y = \tilde{X} $$

However, it is stated here that

"There is no widely accepted standard notation for the median, but some authors represent the median of a variable x either as x͂ or as μ1/2 sometimes also M."

Therefore my question is, if it is also possible to use the median of a set of numbers like this (or else) when referring to it in the text? Since I have a variable with a lot of indices, the tilde doesn't seem right here.

$$ Y = med\{1,2,3,3,4,5\} $$