What is modal?

  • (adj): Relating to or expressing the mood of a verb.
    Example: "Modal auxiliary"
    See also — Additional definitions below

More definitions of "modal":

  • (adj): Relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution.
    Example: "The modal age at which American novelists reach their peak is 30"
    Synonyms: average
  • (adj): Of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode.