define mathematical mode
How to Find the Mode or Modal Value. The mode is simply the number which appears most often. To find the mode, or modal value, first put the numbers in order, then count how many of each number. A number that appears most often is the mode. 3, 7, 5, 13, 20, 23, 39, 23, 40, 23, 14, 12, 56, 23, 29. In order these numbers are: