1 the number or value that appears most often in a particular set
2 (especially of clothes) to be fashionable at a particular time:
Miniskirts were very much the mode in the 60s.
4 an arrangement of half steps and whole steps (= differences in sound) in an octave (= series of eight notes)
5 the number or value that appears the most often in a particular set of numbers or values
6 a way of doing something:
mode of transportation/locomotion/production The bicycle is still a crucial mode of transportation within Beijing.
Fax was our main mode of communication until email came along.
8 a person's or organization's condition or way of behaving at a particular time, because of the situation they are in:
in emergency/crisis mode When you are managing a business in crisis mode, you have to take tough decisions.
in attack/defensive mode If stakeholders are seen as adversaries, this puts the organization in defensive mode.
9 the number or value which appears most often in a particular set:
The survey results are based on calculation of the mode for each question.
He was in full competitive mode that night.
The company is in cost-cutting mode.
The mode of suicide reflects the personality of the victim.
We have yet to identify the mode of contamination.
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