mode

Noun

• the most frequent value of a random variable

• any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave

• verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker

• a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility

• a particular functioning condition or arrangement
  • switched from keyboard to voice mode
    

• how something is done or how it happens
  • her dignified manner
    
  • his rapid manner of talking
    
  • their nomadic mode of existence
    
  • in the characteristic New York style
    
  • a lonely way of life
    
  • in an abrasive fashion
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  modal value , musical mode , mood , modality , manner , style , way , fashion