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

(uncountable) Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction.

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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=4 , passage=“Well,” I answered, at first with uncertainty , then with inspiration, “he would do splendidly to lead your cotillon, if you think of having one.” ¶ “So you do not dance, Mr. Crocker?” ¶ I was somewhat set back by her perspicuity.}}

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, title= Tottenham 1-2 Norwich , passage=After spending so much of the season looking upwards, the swashbuckling style and swagger of early season Spurs was replaced by uncertainty and frustration against a Norwich side who had the quality and verve to take advantage}}

(countable) Something uncertain or ambiguous.

(uncountable, mathematics) A parameter that measures the dispersion of a range of measured values.