Meaning & use

Modality

noun·Academic

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a particular method or form in which something exists, is experienced, or is done

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The clinic offers several treatment modalities, including physical therapy and acupuncture.

Online learning has become a common modality for higher education.

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Common in academic, medical, and technical writing to describe distinct ways of doing or classifying something.

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