unimodal

U1N1I1M3O1D2A1L1

adjective

Having, or operating in, a single mode.

Opposite
bimodal
OriginEnglish modal ← Latin ūni- ← Old Latin oinos →
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Meanings

adjectiveunimodal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving, or operating in, a single mode.

    the fusion of three unimodal systems into a multimodal one

    2009, Ãlvaro Herrero, Paolo Gastaldo, Rodolfo Zunino, Computational Intelligence in Security for Information Systems, page 156
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    In addition, there was no difference in performance among the two unimodal and bimodal conditions[…]

    2004, Gemma Calvert, Charles Spence, Barry E. Stein, The handbook of multisensory processes, page 114

    We created one prototype with two modes: a slider for the unimodal and multimodal mode to be used by the test leader only.

    2009, Anton Nijholt, Dennis Reidsma, Hendri Hondorp, Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment, page 82
    1. not comparablemathematicsHaving a single mode (local maximum).

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving a single mode

Opposite
bimodal
Also see
unimode

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Italic*oinos
  4. Old Latinoinos
  5. Latinūnus
  6. Latinūni-
  7. Englishuni-
  8. Englishmodal
  9. Englishunimodal

From uni- + modal.

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Translations

Finnish unimodaalinen
  • unimodaalinen(mathematics)
German unimodal
  • unimodal(mathematics)
Italian unimodale
  • unimodale(mathematics)
Polish jednomodalny
  • jednomodalny(mathematics)
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APA

unimodal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unimodal

MLA

“unimodal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unimodal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unimodal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unimodal.

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