Modality
Part of speech: noun
Definition: the state of being modal the classification of propositions on the basis on whether they claim possibility, impossibility, contingency or necessity; mode the inflection of a verb that shows how its action is conceived by the speaker; mood any method of therapy that involves therapeutic treatment any of the senses (such as sight or taste) a particular way in which the information is to be encoded for presentation to humans, i.e. to the type of sign and to the status of reality ascribed to or claimed by a sign, text or genre the organization and structure of the church, as distinct from sodality or parachurch organizations the subject concerning certain diatonic scales known as musical modes a concept in Anthony Giddens structuration theory
Mode
Part of speech: noun
Definition: One of several ancient scales, one of which corresponds to the modern major scale and one to the natural minor scaleA particular means of accomplishing something.A value occurring most frequently in a distributionA state of a system that is represented by an eigenfunction of that system.One of various related sets of rules for processing data.Style or fashion.
Example sentence: I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do, to see a plan adopted for the abolition of it - but there is only one proper and effectual mode by which it can be accomplished, and that is by Legislative authority: and this, as far as my suffrage will go, shall never be wanting.