conversion vs modification

modification vs conversion

conversion and modification both are nouns.

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

As nouns, modification is a hypernym of conversion; that is, modification is a word with a broader meaning than conversion:

conversion: a change of religion
modification: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

Other hypernyms of conversion include alteration, change.

conversion (noun)	modification (noun)
the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another	the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life	slightly modified copy; not an exact copy
a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown	an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
act of exchanging one type of money or security for another	the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
a change in the units or form of an expression:
interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition
an event that results in a transformation
a change of religion
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis

Difference between conversion and modification

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