modus
[noun]
Synonyms: method, fashion, manner, mode, system, technique, way, wise

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modus noun. ['mǝʊdǝs] Pl. modi ['mǝʊdʌɪ], moduses. L16.
[Latin = MODE.]
1. Law. The qualification of the terms of a conveyance etc., or the consideration involved. Long obsolete exc. Hist. L16.
2. A mode; esp. the way in which something is done; a mode or manner of operation. Now chiefly in Latin phrs. (see below) or ellipt. = modus operandi below. L16.
3. A money payment, spec. (in full modus decimandi [Latin = mode of tithing]) one in lieu of tithe. E17.
4. Logic. A mood: in modus ponens, modus tollens below. M19.
Phrases: modus decimandi: see sense 3 above. modus operandi [ɒpǝ'randi:, -dʌɪ] [= mode of operating] (a) the way in which something operates; (b) the way in which a person sets about a task. modus ponens ['pǝʊnɛnz] [= mood that affirms] Logic (an argument employing) the rule that the consequent q may be inferred from the conditional statement if p then q and the statement p. modus tollens ['tɒlɛnz] [= mood that denies] Logic (an argument employing) the rule that the negation of the antecedent p (i.e. not-p) may be inferred from the conditional statement if p then q and the consequence not-q. modus vivendi [vɪ'vɛndi:, -dʌɪ] [= mode of living] a way of living or coping; esp. a working arrangement between parties in dispute or disagreement which enables them to carry on pending a settlement.

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