multimodal

adjective

mul·​ti·​mod·​al ˌməl-tē-ˈmō-dᵊl How to pronounce multimodal (audio)
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: having or involving several modes, modalities, or maxima
multimodal distributions
multimodal therapy

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Black patients were 29% less likely than white patients to receive multimodal analgesia using a combination of four drugs. New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024 Just as companies like OpenAI and Google have built newer multimodal models to combine different types of data (such as text as well as images, audio or video), Waymo’s AI integrates sensor data from multiple sources to understand its environment. Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024 In healthcare, multimodal AI is already making waves. Bernard Marr, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 Play/Pause Button Play Lens search is now multimodal, a hot word in AI these days, which means people can now search with a combination of video, images, and voice inputs. Lauren Goode, WIRED, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for multimodal 

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of multimodal was in 1899

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“Multimodal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multimodal. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

multimodal

adjective
mul·​ti·​mo·​dal ˌməl-ti-ˈmōd-ᵊl How to pronounce multimodal (audio)
: relating to, having, or utilizing more than one mode or modality (as of stimulation or treatment)
multimodal cancer therapy involving surgery, immunotherapy, and radiation
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