mode

/moʊd/
noun
  1. A particular way or style of doing something.
    • The car has a sport mode that makes it go faster.
    • She switched her phone to silent mode during the meeting.
    • In learning mode, the app shows hints for each question.
  2. A fashion or style of dress, behavior, or living that is popular at a particular time.
    • Minimalism is a popular mode of interior design right now.
    • The mode of communication has shifted from letters to emails.
    • Long skirts were the mode in the 1970s.
  3. In statistics, the value that appears most frequently in a set of data.
    • Unlike the mean, the mode is not affected by extremely high or low values.
    • The teacher asked the class to find the mode of their test scores.
    • In the numbers 2, 3, 3, 5, 7, the mode is 3.
  4. In music, a type of scale or key, such as major or minor.
    • Many traditional folk songs use a different mode than modern pop music.
    • The song is written in the Dorian mode, which gives it a unique sound.
    • The composer switched from a major mode to a minor mode to create a sadder mood.
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