 ##  [Modal Analysis](/modal-analysis) 

  ##  [Modal Analysis](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/modal-analysis-0) 

  
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**Engineering &amp; Applied Technologies Dictionary**

 
Definition

An experimental or computational technique for determining a structure's modal parameters — natural (eigen) frequencies, mode shapes and damping characteristics — by linearizing its dynamic behavior around an operating point and decomposing its response into modal contributions.