AI engineering glossary · Probability
What is mode?
Mode: The most likely value of a random variable, that is, the value with the highest probability or the peak of the density. A distribution can have one mode, several modes or, for a flat distribution, none that stands out.
Mode: an example
In the sizes of shirts sold, if M sells most often, M is the mode.
Related terms
More Probability terms
- Monte Carlo simulation
- Monty Hall problem
- Multiplication rule
- Mutually exclusive events
- Normal distribution
- Outcome
- Partition
- Percentile
Where you learn it
Mode is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.