mode

mode
I. noun Etymology: Middle English moede, from Latin modus measure, manner, musical mode — more at mete Date: 14th century 1. a. an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals b. a rhythmical scheme (as in 13th and 14th century music) 2. mood II,2 3. [Late Latin modus, from Latin] a. mood II,1 b. the modal form of the assertion or denial of a logical proposition 4. a. a particular form or variety of something <
flying and other modes of transport
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b. a form or manner of expression ; style 5. a possible, customary, or preferred way of doing something <
explained in the usual solemn mode
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6. a. a manifestation, form, or arrangement of being; specifically a particular form or manifestation of an underlying substance b. a particular functioning arrangement or condition ; status <
a spacecraft in reentry mode
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<
a computer operating in parallel mode
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7. a. the most frequent value of a set of data b. a value of a random variable for which a function of probabilities defined on it achieves a relative maximum 8. any of various stationary vibration patterns of which an elastic body or oscillatory system is capable <
the vibration mode of an airplane propeller blade
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<
the vibrational modes of a molecule
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Synonyms: see method II. noun Etymology: French, from Latin modus Date: circa 1645 a prevailing fashion or style (as of dress or behavior) Synonyms: see fashion

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  • Mode — (m[=o]d), n. [L. modus a measure, due or proper measure, bound, manner, form; akin to E. mete: cf. F. mode. See {Mete}, and cf. {Commodious}, {Mood} in grammar, {Modus}.] 1. Manner of doing or being; method; form; fashion; custom; way; style; as …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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