fluctuation vs modification

modification vs fluctuation

fluctuation and modification both are nouns.

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

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

fluctuation: an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
modification: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

Other hypernyms of fluctuation include alteration, change.

fluctuation (noun)	modification (noun)
the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes	the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change	slightly modified copy; not an exact copy
a wave motion	an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
	the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

Difference between fluctuation and modification

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