Modal
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Modal may refer to:
- Modal (textile)Modal (textile)Modal is a cellulose fiber made by spinning reconstituted cellulose, often from beech trees. It is about 50% more hygroscopic per unit volume than cotton. It takes dye like cotton and is color-fast when washed in warm water. Modal is a kind of rayon.Textiles made from modal are resistant to...
, a textile made from spun Beechwood cellulose fiber - Modal analysisModal analysisModal analysis is the study of the dynamic properties of structures under vibrational excitation.Modal analysis is the field of measuring and analysing the dynamic response of structures and or fluids when excited by an input...
, the study of the dynamic properties of structures under vibrational excitation - Modal bandwidthModal bandwidthModal Bandwidth, in the discipline of telecommunications, refers to the signalling rate per distance unit. The signalling rate can typically be measured in MHz, and the modal bandwidth is expressed as MHz·km ....
, in the discipline of telecommunications, refers to the signalling rate per distance unit - Modal haplotypeModal haplotypeA modal haplotype is an ancestral haplotype derived from the DNA test results of a specific group of people, using genetic genealogy.The two most commonly discussed modal haplotypes are the Atlantic Modal Haplotype and the Cohen Modal Haplotype...
, an ancestral haplotype derived from the DNA test results of a specific group of people - Modal jazzModal jazzModal jazz is jazz that uses musical modes rather than chord progressions as a harmonic framework. Originating in the late 1950s and 1960s, modal jazz is characterized by Miles Davis's "Milestones" Kind of Blue and John Coltrane's classic quartet from 1960–64. Other important performers include...
, jazz that uses musical modes rather than chord progressions as a harmonic framework - Modal logicModal logicModal logic is a type of formal logic that extends classical propositional and predicate logic to include operators expressing modality. Modals — words that express modalities — qualify a statement. For example, the statement "John is happy" might be qualified by saying that John is...
, a type of formal logic that extends the standards of formal logic to include the elements of modality - Modal matrix, used in the diagonalization process involving eigenvalues and eigenvectors
- Modal phenomena
- Modal administration, used in Federal Agencies to describe sub-offices or "modes"
- Modal transportation, used in transit to describe multiple modes of transit available such as bus, trolley, train, ferry
- Modal score, used in testing and education for the most common score
- Modal verbModal verbA modal verb is a type of auxiliary verb that is used to indicate modality -- that is, likelihood, ability, permission, and obligation...
, a type of auxiliary verb that is used to indicate modality - Modal windowModal windowIn user interface design, a modal window is a child window that requires users to interact with it before they can return to operating the parent application, thus preventing the workflow on the application main window...
, a child window that requires users to interact with it before they can return to operating the parent application - Mode (disambiguation)
- Modality (disambiguation)
- Musical modeMusical modeIn the theory of Western music since the ninth century, mode generally refers to a type of scale. This usage, still the most common in recent years, reflects a tradition dating to the middle ages, itself inspired by the theory of ancient Greek music.The word encompasses several additional...
, a concept that involves scale and melody type