modality

 
Pronunciation: /mə(ʊ)ˈdalɪti/

noun (plural modalities)

  • 1 [mass noun] modal quality: the harmony had a touch of modality
  • 2a particular mode in which something exists or is experienced or expressed.
  • a particular method or procedure: the modalities of troop withdrawals
  • a particular form of sensory perception: the visual and auditory modalities

Origin:

early 17th century: from medieval Latin modalitas, from modalis (see modal)