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modality

American  
[moh-dal-i-tee] / moʊˈdæl ɪ ti /

noun

plural

modalities

  1. the quality or state of being modal.

  2. an attribute or circumstance that denotes mode or manner.

  3. Also called mode.  Logic. the classification of propositions according to whether they are contingently true or false, possible, impossible, or necessary.

  4. Medicine/Medical. the application of a therapeutic agent, usually a physical therapeutic agent.

  5. one of the primary forms of sensation, as vision or touch.

Other Word Forms

  • multimodality noun

Etymology

Origin of modality

From the Medieval Latin word modālitās, dating back to 1610–20. See modal, -ity

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