# mode() Function & Examples

Use the mode() statistics function in Calcul.io. Review its syntax, edit working examples, understand the result, and explore related math functions.

## mode

#### mode(a, b, c, ...)

#### mode(A)

#### mode(A, a, b, B, c, ...)

Try it yourself:

```calculio
mode(2, 1, 4, 3, 1)
mode([1, 2.7, 3.2, 4, 2.7])
mode(1, 4, 6, 1, 6)
```

[max](https://calcul.io/function/max/index.md)

[mean](https://calcul.io/function/mean/index.md)

[min](https://calcul.io/function/min/index.md)

[median](https://calcul.io/function/median/index.md)

[prod](https://calcul.io/function/prod/index.md)

[std](https://calcul.io/function/std/index.md)

[sum](https://calcul.io/function/sum/index.md)

[variance](https://calcul.io/function/variance/index.md)

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## Find the most frequent value with mode

**mode** identifies the value or values occurring most often in a collection. It is especially useful for categories, ratings, and repeated discrete measurements.

## Interpretation

Unlike [mean](https://calcul.io/function/mean/index.md), mode does not average. Unlike [median](https://calcul.io/function/median/index.md), it depends on frequency. A collection can have several modes or no useful unique mode when every value occurs equally often.

## Caveats

Exact floating-point values may appear different because of rounding, so group or round deliberately before counting. Use [count](https://calcul.io/function/count/index.md) to inspect sample size and [sort](https://calcul.io/function/sort/index.md) to review values. Mode is less informative for continuous, mostly unique data.

[All functions](https://calcul.io/functions/index.md)