mode

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 Related terms 1.2.1.3 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 1.5 See also 2 Catalan 2.1 Noun 3 Dutch 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 4 French 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 4.2.1 Derived terms 4.3 Noun 5 Italian 5.1 Noun 6 Swedish 6.1 Pronunciation 6.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /məʊd/, SAMPA: /m@Ud/
• (GenAm) IPA: /moʊd/, SAMPA: /moUd/
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• Rhymes: -əʊd

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin modus (“‘measure, due measure, rhythm, melody’”)

[edit] Noun

mode (plural modes)

1. (music) One of several ancient scales, one of which corresponds to the modern major scale and one to the natural minor scale
2. A particular means of accomplishing something.

   What was the mode of entry?

3. (statistics) A value occurring most frequently in a distribution
4. (mathematics, physics) A state of a system that is represented by an eigenfunction of that system.
5. (computing) One of various related sets of rules for processing data.

   In insert mode, characters typed are directly inserted into the buffer

[edit] Derived terms

• aeolian mode
• dorian mode
• phrygian mode
• locrian mode
• lydian mode
• mixolydian mode

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• modal
• modality
• model
• modeler
• moderate
• moderation
• moderator
• module

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[edit] Etymology 2

From French mode.

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mode (plural modes)

1. Style or fashion.

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[edit] Anagrams

• demo
• dome
• Edom

[edit] See also

• bimodal distribution
• median
• mean
• modal

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[edit] Catalan

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mode m.

1. modus
2. way

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[edit] Dutch

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mode f

1. fashion, trend

   Het staat je vrij om de mode te volgen in België en Nederland — You're free to follow fashion in Belgium and Holland.

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[edit] French

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• IPA: /mɔd/, SAMPA: /mOd/

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mode f. (plural modes)

1. fashion, trend

   Il faut suivre la mode en France — You've got to follow fashion in France

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à la mode

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mode m. (plural modes)

1. method, means

   Quel mode de transport est-ce que tu utilises? — What method of transport do you use?

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[edit] Italian

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mode f.

1. Plural form of moda.

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[edit] Swedish

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mode

1. fashion