Meaning & use
mode
A particular way, method, or manner in which something is done or occurs.
See it in a sentence
The printer has a draft mode that saves ink but lowers print quality.
During the storm, the pilot switched the plane into manual mode.
A note on using this word
In statistics, the mode is the value that occurs most frequently in a data set, a distinct technical sense from the everyday one.
Words with a similar meaning
mannermethod
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Another way to use it
2. noun
In statistics, the value that appears most often in a set of data.
In the list 2, 3, 3, 5, 7, the mode is 3.
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