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

Noun

A particular method for performing a task.

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A series of small tasks or steps taken to accomplish an end.

(label) The set of established forms or methods of an organized body for accomplishing a certain task or tasks.

The steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding.

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Gracious procedures .

(label) That which results; issue; product.

(Bacon)

(label) A subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task.

(label) A surgical operation.