Mode and Tendency

Mode

Mode noun - A distinctive way of putting ideas into words.

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Tendency and mode are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tendency" instead a noun "Mode".

Nearby Words: modal, modeless

Tendency noun - An established pattern of behavior.

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Mode and tendency are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mode" instead a noun "Tendency".

similar	similar mode	similar tendency
usual	usual mode	usual tendency
real	real mode	real tendency
large	large mode	large tendency
Other adjectives: serious, evil, red, aforementioned.

On the other, there are just as many "lower-tech" adventure stories where the robot is grounded, as well as the tendency to have Transforming Mecha with a plane mode and ground mode.

Source: I Believe I Can Fly
The name is taken from Transformers, more specifically, from the Transformers: Universe profile for Cloudraker, where it is in an issue of the Marvel comic book, which states "His major physical problem is a tendency to suffer "mode-lock" — the inability to transform from one mode to another."

Source: Shapeshifter Mode Lock
In Dot Mania mode (collect 80 Pac-Dots first to win), AIs have a tendency to run into ghosts and hazards even if there's an alternate path that they can take.

Source: Artificial Stupidity / Other Games

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