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| 1. | [ adjective ] (statistics) relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution | |
| Synonyms: | average | |
| Examples: | "the modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30" |
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| Related terms: | statistics normal | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (music) of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode | |
| Related terms: | mode | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] relating to or expressing the mood of a verb | |
| Examples: | "modal auxiliary" |
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| Related terms: | mood | |
| Similar spelling: |
Motl moodily motel model mottle motley motile module |
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