average vs modal

modal vs average

average and modal both are nouns.

average and modal both are adjectives.

average is a verb but modal is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
average	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
modal	Yes	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, average and modal are synonyms defined as:

average and modal: relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution

average (noun)	modal (noun)
a statistic describing the location of a distribution	an auxiliary verb (such as `can' or `will') that is used to express modality
an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
(sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities

average (adjective)	modal (adjective)
lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered	relating to or expressing the mood of a verb
around the middle of a scale of evaluation	of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an ecclesiastical mode
lacking exceptional quality or ability	relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution
relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values)
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution

average (verb)	modal (verb)
compute the average of
achieve or reach on average
amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain

Difference between average and modal

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