mode

English

/məʊd/, /moʊd/

noun

Definitions

(music) One of several ancient Greek scales.
(music) One of several common scales in modern Western music, one of which corresponds to the modern major scale and one to the natural minor scale.
A particular means of accomplishing something.
A particular state of being, or frame of mind.
(statistics) The most frequently occurring value in a distribution
(mathematics) A state of a system that is represented by an eigenfunction of that system.
(computing) One of various related sets of rules for processing data; more generally, any state of the system associated with certain behaviours.
(electronics) A series of settings on a device used for a specific purpose.
(video games) A variation in gameplay, such as a difficulty level.
(grammar) A verb form that depends on how its containing clause relates to the speaker’s or writer’s wish, intent, or assertion about reality.
(philosophy) That which exists only as a quality of substance.
(textiles) In lace-making, a small decorative piece inserted into a pattern.
(textiles) The openwork between the solid parts of a pattern.
(obsolete) A woman's mantle with a hood.

Etymology

Derived from Old French mode derived from Latin modus (manner, measure, way, due measure, method, rhythm, melody, limit, target) root from Proto-Indo-European *med- (measure, give advice, acquire, heal, possess, consider, control, advise, think about, decide, be in charge of, limit, reason, be in command).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*med-

Gloss

measure, give advice, acquire, heal, possess, consider, control, advise, think about, decide, be in charge of, limit, reason, be in command

Concept

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Action/Process

`Kanji`

理

Emoji

🌡️ 📏 📐

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