mode vs response

response vs mode

mode and response both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mode	Yes	No	No	No
response	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, response is a hyponym of mode; that is, response is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mode:

mode: how something is done or how it happens
response: the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals

Other hyponyms of mode include artistic style, idiom, drape, fit, form, life-style, life style, lifestyle, modus vivendi, setup, signature, touch, wise, sportiness.

mode (noun)	response (noun)
how something is done or how it happens	a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
the most frequent value of a random variable	the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals
any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave	the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility	a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker	the manner in which something is greeted
a particular functioning condition or arrangement	a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister
	a result

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