mode of no-repeats set

[Lindsay A. B. Moniz]

Chris Aitken wrote:

> Chris Aitken wrote:
>
>> This is off topic but as it is my first, I hope you'll indulge me. 
>> You are the smartest people I know.
>> ;-)
>>
>> How can you calcualte the mode of a set of numbers when all numbers 
>> are unique (no repeats)? I've checked a math text and some websites 
>> and they are all clear: mode is the most frequently occuring number.
>>
>> What if the set is 221, 204, 254, 194, 165 and 176?
>
>
> Of course the answer *may* be, "There is no mode for this set." Though 
> it's a little unlikely (and would be annoying).
>
> <snip>

There is no mode to that set of numbers.
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