Look up: Modality

1. modality
   [n] - a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility 2. [n] - a particular sense 3. [n] - a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment
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2. modality
   (Mood (modal / modality)) 'Mood' is an aspect of English verbs. It is created in a verb phrase through the use of a modal auxiliary. This kind of auxiliary verb has the effect of suggesting that the action told of by the verb is not actual but merely potential, e.g. 'He might win' or 'She could go'.…
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3. Modality
   A term coined to unpack the notion of 'realism'. Modality refers to how close to reality the producer intends a particular text to be. For example, the makers of Tom and Jerry obviously intended their animation to be some distance from realistic - to have 'low modality'. Some documentary makers, on ...
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4. Modality
   is the type of preferred sensory stimulus transduced and relayed by a sensory system
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5. modality
   in Italian usage,'modalità' refers to the particular value assumed by a characteristic.The English equivalent modality,though used in logic,is not employed in statistics Category: Mathematics
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6. Modality
   Mo·dal'i·ty noun [ Confer French modalité .] 1. The quality or state of being modal. 2. (Logic & Metaph.) A modal relation or quality; a mode or point of view under which an object presents itself to the mind. According t...
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7. modality
   A method of treatment. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...
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8. modality
   sense modality noun a particular sense
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9. modality
   noun a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment
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10. modality
    mode noun a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility
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11. modality
    (mo-dal´ĭ-te) in homeopathy, a condition that modifies drug action; a condition under which symptoms develop, becoming better or worse. a method of application of, or the employment of, any therapeutic agent; limited usually to physical agents. a specific sensory entity, such as taste.
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12. Modality
    • (n.) A modal relation or quality; a mode or point of view under which an object presents itself to the mind. According to Kant, the quality of propositions, as assertory, problematical, or apodeictic. • (n.) The quality or state of being modal.
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13. modality
    in logic, the classification of logical propositions according to their asserting or denying the possibility, impossibility, contingency, or ... [4 related articles]
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14. Modality
    Method or procedure. WTO documents speak of modalities of negotiations, i.e., how the negotiations are to be conducted.
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15. modality
    Type: Term Pronunciation: mō-dal′i-tē Definitions: 1. A form of application or employment of a therapeutic agent or regimen. 2. Various forms of sensation, touch, vision, etc.
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16. Modality
    (Kant. Ger. Modalität) Concerning the mode -- actuality, possibility or necessity -- in which anything exists. Kant treated these as a priori categories or necessary conditions of experience, though in his formulation they are little more than definitions. See Kantianism. -- O.F.K. Modality is the name given to certain classifications of prop...
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17. modality
    Latin modus = mode; hence, a form of sensation - e.g. touch, pain, sight.
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18. modality
    A method of treatment. For example, surgery and chemotherapy are treatment modalities.
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19. Modality
    (human-computer interaction) In human-computer interaction, a modality is the general class of: In less formal terms, a modality is a path of communication between the human and the computer. When multiple modalities are available for some tasks or parts of tasks, the system is said to...
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20. Modality
    (semiotics) In semiotics, a `modality` is a particular way in which the information is to be encoded for presentation to humans, i.e. to the type of sign and to the status of reality ascribed to or claimed by a sign, text or genre. It is more closely associated with the semiotics of Charles P...
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21. Modality
    (theology) `Modality` in Protestant and Catholic Christian theology, is the structure and organization of the local or universal church. In Catholic theology, the modality is the universal Catholic church. In Protestant theology, the modality is variously described as either the universal chu...
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