A manner or way in which something occurs or is experienced, expressed, or done. noun
The device can operate in several different modes.
He switched the phone to silent mode during the meeting.
In music, a type of scale with a specific sequence of intervals, used as the basis for a composition. noun
The piece was composed in the Dorian mode.
Medieval music often utilized modes that are less common today.
In statistics, the value that appears most frequently in a data set. noun
In the data set, the mode is 15, as it appears more times than any other number.
Finding the mode can help identify the most common outcome in a survey.
A particular functioning condition or arrangement of a device or system. noun
The camera has a night mode for low-light conditions.
The computer was set to power-saving mode to conserve energy.