mode

noun

1.
how something is done or how it happens
2.
a particular functioning condition or arrangement
3.
a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility
4.
verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
Derived from:
modal
5.
any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave
Derived from:
modal
6.
the most frequent value of a random variable
Derived from:
modal