Mode

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /məʊd/
• GenAm IPA: /moÊŠd/
• Rhymes: -əʊd

From Latin modus ("measure, due measure, rhythm, melody")

Full definition of mode

Noun

1. (music) One of several ancient scales, one of which corresponds to the modern major scale and one to the natural minor scale
2. A particular means of accomplishing something.What was the mode of entry?
3. (statistics) The most frequently occurring value in a distribution
4. (mathematics, physics) A state of a system that is represented by an eigenfunction of that system.
5. (computing) One of various related sets of rules for processing data.In insert mode, characters typed are directly inserted into the buffer

Derived terms

• Aeolian mode
• collective mode
• Dorian mode
• dual mode
• Ionian mode
• Locrian mode
• Lydian mode
• Mixolydian mode
• Phrygian mode
• soft mode

Related terms

• modal
• modality
• model
• modeler
• moderate
• moderation
• moderator
• module
• mood

From French mode.

Noun

1. Style or fashion.

Anagrams

• demo, dome, E.D. Mo., Edom