Modality

n.	1.	The quality or state of being modal.
	2.	(Logic & Metaph.) A modal relation or quality; a mode or point of view under which an object presents itself to the mind. According to Kant, the quality of propositions, as assertory, problematical, or apodeictic.

Noun	1.	modality - a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility Synonyms: mode
	2.	modality - verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker Synonyms: mood, mode
	3.	modality - a particular sense Synonyms: sense modality, sensory system
	4.	modality - a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment

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