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the value that shows up most, winning by attendance rather than talent
means In statistics, the value that appears most frequently in a data set; more broadly, a way or manner in which something occurs or is done.
from From Latin 'modus,' meaning 'measure, manner, way' — the same root that gives us 'moderate,' 'modest,' and 'modify.' It reached English partly through French 'mode' (fashion, manner), which is why the word can mean both a method of operating and the prevailing style of the moment. The statistical sense — the most common value — is a later, narrower borrowing of that same 'manner in which things tend to be.'
- only average
- Works on words and colors, not just numbers
- can multiply
- A dataset can have two, three, or zero modes
- french roots
- Same word birthed both statistics and fashion
- machine love
- Pixels and shapes get classified by majority vote
vogue mode italy — italian fashion magazine founded 1964, arbiter of style in milan's fashion capital
mode magazine russia — russian edition launched 1999, covers haute couture and contemporary style trends