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modal
adjective
noun
Relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
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adjective
Relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
“The modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30”
adjective
Relating to or expressing the mood of a verb
“Modal auxiliary”
adjective
Of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode
noun
An auxiliary verb (such as ‘can’ or ‘will’) that is used to express modality
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The modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30
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