mode

noun

1. how something is done or how it happens

   noun.attribute

   Examples

   Their nomadic mode of existence.

   Synonyms fashion manner style way

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. a particular functioning condition or arrangement

   noun.state

   Examples

   Switched from keyboard to voice mode.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun.linkdef

   Synonyms modality

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun.linkdef

   Synonyms modality mood

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave

   noun.communication

   Synonyms musical mode

   Source: WordNet 3.0

6. the most frequent value of a random variable

   noun.cognition

   Synonyms modal value

   Source: WordNet 3.0

7. Manner of doing or being; method; form; fashion; custom; way; style; as, the <i>mode</i> of speaking; the <i>mode</i> of dressing.

   noun

   Source: webster1913