multimodal
adjective
mul·ti·mod·al
ˌməl-tē-ˈmō-dᵊl 
-ˌtī-
: having or involving several modes, modalities, or maxima
multimodal distributions
multimodal therapy
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Even the most complimentary appraisals of Raphael, which celebrate his multimodal genius—painter, draftsman, architect, poet, surveyor of antiquities—also mention his exquisite social tact and career climbing.
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Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Initially, the bill was written to include multimodal communities up and down the coast.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Rather than combining these datasets directly, the system is trained with rich, multimodal prompts that define not only the task but also execution details.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
This, combined with the researchers’ other findings, seems to suggest that multimodal models barely use the visual inputs they are given at all and instead lean heavily on linguistic patterns even when being asked to analyze images.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
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Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Initially, the bill was written to include multimodal communities up and down the coast.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Rather than combining these datasets directly, the system is trained with rich, multimodal prompts that define not only the task but also execution details.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
This, combined with the researchers’ other findings, seems to suggest that multimodal models barely use the visual inputs they are given at all and instead lean heavily on linguistic patterns even when being asked to analyze images.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
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multimodal
adjective
mul·ti·mo·dal
ˌməl-ti-ˈmōd-ᵊl
: 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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