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Modality vs Mode - What's the difference?

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Mode is a related term of modality.



In lang=en terms the difference between modality and mode

is that modality is the subject concerning certain diatonic scales known as musical modes while mode is one of several ancient scales, one of which corresponds to the modern major scale and one to the natural minor scale.

As nouns the difference between modality and mode

is that modality is the fact of being modal while mode is one of several ancient scales, one of which corresponds to the modern major scale and one to the natural minor scale.

modality

English

Noun

(modalities)
  • the fact of being modal
  • (logic) the classification of propositions on the basis on whether they claim possibility, impossibility, contingency or necessity; mode
  • (linguistics) the inflection of a verb that shows how its action is conceived by the speaker; mood
  • (medicine) A method of diagnosis or therapy.
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  • Any of the senses (such as sight or taste)
  • (semiotics) 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
  • (theology) the organization and structure of the church, as distinct from sodality or parachurch organizations
  • (music) the subject concerning certain diatonic scales known as musical modes
  • (sociology) a concept in structuration theory
  • See also

    * * (Linguistic modality)

    mode

    English

    (wikipedia mode)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) mode, from (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (music) One of several ancient scales, one of which corresponds to the modern major scale and one to the natural minor scale
  • A particular means of accomplishing something.
  • What was the mode of entry?
  • * 1855 , Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society (volume 9, page 205)
  • An effectual and unexpensive mode of Protecting Wall-Trees from Spring-Frosts.
  • (statistics) The most frequently occurring value in a distribution
  • (mathematics, physics) A state of a system that is represented by an eigenfunction of that system.
  • (computing) One of various related sets of rules for processing data.
  • In insert mode , characters typed are directly inserted into the buffer
  • (grammar) A verb form that depends on how its containing clause relates to the speaker’s or writer’s wish, intent, or assertion about reality.
  • Derived terms
    * (music) Aeolian mode, Dorian mode, Ionian mode, Locrian mode, Lydian mode, Mixolydian mode, Phrygian mode * (grammar) imperative mode, indicative mode, infinitive mode, subjunctive mode * (computing) immediate mode, protected mode, real mode, retained mode * collective mode * dual mode * soft mode
    Synonyms
    * (grammar) mood, grammatical mood
    Hyponyms
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    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Style or fashion.
  • See also

    * bimodal distribution * median * mean * modal

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