mode of no-repeats set

[Chris F.A. Johnson]

On Thu, 7 Dec 2006, 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?

    The mode is the entire set.

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