03-14-2006, 05:46 PM
Evan Wrote:no, "mode" is defined by the english language, which apparently isnt one of your strengths...
MODE according to Webster online
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Quote:1 a : an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals b : a rhythmical scheme (as in 13th and 14th century music)
2 : 2MOOD 2
3 [Late Latin modus, from Latin] a : 2MOOD 1 b : the modal form of the assertion or denial of a logical proposition
4 a : a particular form or variety of something b : a form or manner of expression : STYLE
5 : a possible, customary, or preferred way of doing something <explained in the usual solemn mode>
6 a : a manifestation, form, or arrangement of being; specifically : a particular form or manifestation of an underlying substance b : a particular functioning arrangement or condition : STATUS <a spacecraft in reentry mode> <a computer operating in parallel mode>
7 a : the most frequent value of a set of data b : a value of a random variable for which a function of probabilities defined on it achieves a relative maximum
8 : any of various stationary vibration patterns of which an elastic body or oscillatory system is capable <the vibration mode of an airplane propeller blade> <the vibrational modes of a molecule>
synonym see METHOD
Nope, nothing in there about 2 wheels vs 4 but there was this,
Quote:4 a : a particular form or variety of something b : a form or manner of expression : STYLE
Which is open to lots of interoperation, you choose 2 wheels vs 4, and I choose FWD/RWD/4WD, fucking ISAT majors.