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   mode

   /mōd/

   noun

   • 1. a way or manner in which something occurs or is experienced, expressed, or done: "his preferred mode of travel was a kayak" Similar mannerwayfashionmeansmethodsystemstyleapproachtechniqueprocedureprocessmethodologymodus operandiformroutinepractice
   • ▪ an option allowing a change in the method of operation of a device, especially a camera: "a camcorder in automatic mode" Similar functionpositionoperationrolecapacity
   • ▪ a way of operating or using a system: "some computers provide several so-called processor modes"
   • ▪ any of the distinct kinds or patterns of vibration of an oscillating system.
   • ▪ the character of a modal proposition (whether necessary, contingent, possible, or impossible).
   • ▪ another term for mood
   • 2. a fashion or style in clothes, art, literature, etc.: "in the Seventies, the mode for activewear took hold" Similar fashionvoguecurrent/latest stylestylelooktrendlatest thinglatest tastecrazeragefadgeneral tendencyconventioncustompracticedernier cri
   • 3. the value that occurs most frequently in a given set of data.
   • 4. a set of musical notes forming a scale and from which melodies and harmonies are constructed.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the musical and grammatical senses): from Latin modus ‘measure’, from an Indo-European root shared by mete1; compare with mood2.

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   a manner of acting or doing; method; way: modern modes of transportation. a particular type or form of something: Heat is a mode of motion. a designated condition or status, as for performing a task or responding to a problem: a machine in the automatic mode. Philosophy.

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   method, mode, manner, way, fashion, system mean the means taken or procedure followed in achieving an end. method implies an orderly logical arrangement usually in steps. effective teaching methods. mode implies an order or course followed by custom, tradition, or personal preference.

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   MODE definition: 1. a way of operating, living, or behaving: 2. the number or value that appears most often in a…. Learn more.

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   Illustrated definition of Mode: The number which appears most often in a set of numbers. Example: in 6, 3, 9, 6, 6, 5, 9, 3 the Mode is 6...

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   how something is done or how it happens. “their nomadic mode of existence”. synonyms: fashion, manner, modality, style, way. see more. noun. a particular functioning condition or arrangement. “switched from keyboard to voice mode ”. synonyms: modality. see more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMODE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A mode is a particular pattern or shape in which a mechanical system will vibrate. Most systems have many modes of vibration. The actual vibration of a structure is a combination of all its different vibration modes .

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › modeMode - definition of mode by The Free Dictionary

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   a. A manner, way, or method of doing something, experiencing something, or acting: modern modes of travel; modes of consciousness; modes of affection. See Synonyms at method. b. A particular form or kind: The building has multiple modes of egress. c. A given condition of functioning; a status or operation: The spacecraft was in its recovery mode.