mode

US /moʊd/
UK /moʊd/
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1.

a way or manner in which something occurs or is experienced, expressed, or done

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The car has a sport mode.
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She switched her phone to silent mode.
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methodmannerwayfashionstyle
2.

a particular fashion or style in clothes, art, or behavior

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Long skirts are back in mode this season.
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The artist was ahead of his time, creating works that were not yet in mode.
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fashiontrendstylevoguecraze
3.

the value that occurs most frequently in a given data set

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In the data set {2, 3, 3, 4, 5}, the mode is 3.
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Understanding the mode helps in analyzing data distribution.
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most frequent value
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à la mode