mode meaning and definition

MODE noun

Definition of mode (noun)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: fashion, manner, style, way
2. a particular functioning condition or arrangement
   • "switched from keyboard to voice mode"
3. a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility
   • synonyms: modality
4. verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
   • synonyms: modality, mood
5. any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave
   • synonyms: musical mode
6. the most frequent value of a random variable
   • synonyms: modal value