Definition of modes in English

Wiktionary

modes (Noun)
Plural of mode.

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modes, noun, plural of mode.

WordNet

Noun Plural: modes
mode - any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave
		musical mode
		diatonic scale a scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones
		church mode, ecclesiastical mode, gregorian mode, medieval mode any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until 1600; derived historically from the Greek mode
		greek mode any of the descending diatonic scales in the music of classical Greece
		major diatonic scale, major scale a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th
mode - the most frequent value of a random variable
		modal value
		norm, average a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical; "the current middle-class norm of two children per family"
		statistics a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
mode - a particular functioning condition or arrangement; "switched from keyboard to voice mode"
mode - how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"
		manner, style, way, fashion
		property any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"
		artistic style, idiom the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom"
		drape a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination
		fit the manner in which something fits; "I admired the fit of her coat"
		form a mold for setting concrete; "they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation"
		life-style, life style, lifestyle, modus vivendi a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes
		setup the way something is organized or arranged; "it takes time to learn the setup around here"
		signature, touch a sheet with several pages printed on it; it folds to page size and is bound with other signatures to form a book
		wise a way of doing or being; "in no wise"; "in this wise"
mode - verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
		mood, modality
		grammatical relation a linguistic relation established by grammar
		common mood, declarative, declarative mood, fact mood, indicative, indicative mood a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
		subjunctive, subjunctive mood a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible
		optative, optative mood a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs
		imperative form, imperative mood, jussive mood, imperative a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
mode - a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility
		modality

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Wiktionary

mode (Noun)
One of several ancient scales, one of which corresponds to the modern major scale and one to the natural minor scale .
mode (Noun)
A particular means of accomplishing something.
mode (Noun)
The most frequently occurring value in a distribution.
mode (Noun)
A state of a system that is represented by an eigenfunction of that system.
mode (Noun)
One of various related sets of rules for processing data.
mode (Noun)
Style or fashion.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

mode (n.)
Manner of doing or being; method; form; fashion; custom; way; style; as, the mode of speaking; the mode of dressing.
mode (n.)
Prevailing popular custom; fashion, especially in the phrase the mode.
mode (n.)
Variety; gradation; degree.
mode (n.)
Any combination of qualities or relations, considered apart from the substance to which they belong, and treated as entities; more generally, condition, or state of being; manner or form of arrangement or manifestation; form, as opposed to matter.
mode (n.)
The form in which the proposition connects the predicate and subject, whether by simple, contingent, or necessary assertion; the form of the syllogism, as determined by the quantity and quality of the constituent proposition; mood.
mode (n.)
Same as Mood.
mode (n.)
The scale as affected by the various positions in it of the minor intervals; as, the Dorian mode, the Ionic mode, etc., of ancient Greek music.
mode (n.)
A kind of silk. See Alamode, n.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

mode
A particular means of accomplishing something.

Wikipedia

statistics
In statistics, the Mode is a number. Very often, samples of data are collected. These might be measurements of some kind. In this context, the Mode is the value that occurs most often. Unlike the Median and the Mean, the mode is not necessarily unique. There might be several different values that occur the same number of times.