MODALITY


Meaning of MODALITY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mō-ˈda-lə-tē ]

noun

( plural -ties )

Date: 1545

1.

a. : the quality or state of being modal

b. : a modal quality or attribute : form

2. : the classification of logical propositions according to their asserting or denying the possibility, impossibility, contingency, or necessity of their content

3. : one of the main avenues of sensation (as vision)

4. : a usually physical therapeutic agency

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.