Definitions
relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
Word origin
From Middle French modal, from Medieval Latin modālis (“pertaining to a mode”), from Latin modus (“mode”). Compare to French, Spanish, and Portuguese modal and Italian modale. By surface analysis, mod(e) + -al.
Used in a sentence
“a modal dialog; a modal window”
“Modal screen elements are subtrees which, when activated, disable all elements external to them. Examples of modals are yes-no message boxes and the application itself.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Most common value”5 letters
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