mode
n 1: a manner of performance; "a manner of living"; "in the
characteristic New York style"; "a way of life" [syn: {manner},
{style}, {way}, {fashion}]
2: a classification of propositions on the basis of whether
they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility [syn:
{modality}]
3: verb inflections that express how the action or state is
conceived by the speaker [syn: {mood}, {modality}]
4: any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes
within an octave [syn: {musical mode}]
5: the most frequent value of a random variable