adjustment vs modification

modification vs adjustment

adjustment and modification both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adjustment	Yes	No	No	No
modification	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, adjustment and modification are synonyms defined as:

adjustment and modification: the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

Other synonyms of adjustment include alteration.

adjustment (noun)	modification (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
the act of adjusting something to match a standard	slightly modified copy; not an exact copy
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances	an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances	the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

Difference between adjustment and modification

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