multimodaladj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌltɪˈməʊdl/, U.S.

/ˌməltiˈmoʊd(ə)l/; see also multi- comb. form.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, modal adj.¹

Etymology: < multi- comb. form + modal adj.¹ Compare bimodal adj.

1. Statistics. Of a frequency curve or distribution: having several maxima or modes (mode n. 13). Of a property: occurring among different individuals in accordance with such a distribution.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > probability or statistics > [adjective] > relating to distribution > of measures of central tendency

median1882

modal1897

multimodal1899

bimodal1903

polymodal1910

unimodal1923

trimodal1927

1899 Amer. Naturalist 33 522 Little is said about multimodal curves, which are frequent in biological statistics.

1932 J. S. Huxley Probl. Relative Growth vii. i. 210 The body-length for males is irregular, multimodal and skew.

1959 H. Schuell & J. J. Jenkins in S. Saporta & J. R. Bastian Psycholinguistics (1961) 436/1 The distribution of scores on each test was plotted for the 100-patient sample... Only a few tests yielded irregular multi-modal distributions.

1997 Anat. Rec. 249 103 The frequency distributions of axon and fiber diameter are positively skewed and multimodal.

2. Characterized by several different modes of occurrence or activity; incorporating or utilizing several different methods or systems.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > [adjective] > specific modes of action or operation > having many modes of action

multimodal1928

multi-mode1961

1928 D. B. Leary Mod. Psychol. 128 The so-called multi-modal theory..assumes that there are several distinct types of intelligent conduct.

1968 W. A. Stewart in J. A. Fishman Readings Sociol. of Lang. (1968) 534 When a language has come to be used in more than one country and has..developed multimodal standardization, the form of standardization prevalent in any one country may [etc.].

1977 Lancet 20 Aug. 397/2 Is it appropriate to term this treatment ‘adjunctive’? ‘Mutimodal therapy’, referring to surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, would seem more reasonable.

1993 Fort Collins (Colorado) Triangle Rev. 15 July 24/3 We have been moving..from a multimodal community where people walk, bicycle, bus and carpool..to a one person/one auto Los Angeles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	multimodal
释义	multimodaladj. Brit. /ˌmʌltɪˈməʊdl/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈmoʊd(ə)l/; see also multi- comb. form. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, modal adj.¹ Etymology: < multi- comb. form + modal adj.¹ Compare bimodal adj. 1. Statistics. Of a frequency curve or distribution: having several maxima or modes (mode n. 13). Of a property: occurring among different individuals in accordance with such a distribution. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > probability or statistics > [adjective] > relating to distribution > of measures of central tendency median1882 modal1897 multimodal1899 bimodal1903 polymodal1910 unimodal1923 trimodal1927 1899 Amer. Naturalist 33 522 Little is said about multimodal curves, which are frequent in biological statistics. 1932 J. S. Huxley Probl. Relative Growth vii. i. 210 The body-length for males is irregular, multimodal and skew. 1959 H. Schuell & J. J. Jenkins in S. Saporta & J. R. Bastian Psycholinguistics (1961) 436/1 The distribution of scores on each test was plotted for the 100-patient sample... Only a few tests yielded irregular multi-modal distributions. 1997 Anat. Rec. 249 103 The frequency distributions of axon and fiber diameter are positively skewed and multimodal. 2. Characterized by several different modes of occurrence or activity; incorporating or utilizing several different methods or systems. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > [adjective] > specific modes of action or operation > having many modes of action multimodal1928 multi-mode1961 1928 D. B. Leary Mod. Psychol. 128 The so-called multi-modal theory..assumes that there are several distinct types of intelligent conduct. 1968 W. A. Stewart in J. A. Fishman Readings Sociol. of Lang. (1968) 534 When a language has come to be used in more than one country and has..developed multimodal standardization, the form of standardization prevalent in any one country may [etc.]. 1977 Lancet 20 Aug. 397/2 Is it appropriate to term this treatment ‘adjunctive’? ‘Mutimodal therapy’, referring to surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, would seem more reasonable. 1993 Fort Collins (Colorado) Triangle Rev. 15 July 24/3 We have been moving..from a multimodal community where people walk, bicycle, bus and carpool..to a one person/one auto Los Angeles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1899
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