Mode
noun · Mathematics
Definition
The most frequent value in a data set.
Explanation
A set may have one mode, more than one, or none if all values occur equally often. It can be used with categories.
Example
The mode of 3, 4, 4, 5 is 4.
Common confusion
The mode is a value, not the number of times it occurs.
Related terms
- MeanThe sum of all values divided by the number of values.
- MedianThe middle value when data is arranged in order.
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