English adjective: modal | |||
1. | modal relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution | ||
Samples | The modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30. | ||
Synonyms | average | ||
Similar | normal | ||
Domain category | statistics | ||
Antonyms | abnormal, unnatural | ||
2. | modal of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode | ||
3. | modal relating to or expressing the mood of a verb | ||
Samples | Modal auxiliary. | ||
English noun: modal | |||
1. | modal (communication) an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality | ||
Synonyms | modal auxiliary, modal auxiliary verb, modal verb | ||
Broader (hypernym) | auxiliary verb | ||