modification vs drop-off

drop-off vs modification

modification and drop-off both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
modification	Yes	No	No	No
drop-off	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, drop-off is a hyponym of modification; that is, drop-off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than modification:

modification: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
drop-off: a change downward

Other hyponyms of modification include acceleration, deceleration, retardation, slowing, avulsion, break, mutation, sublimation, surprise, birth, nascence, nascency, nativity, breakup, detachment, separation, vagary, fluctuation, variation, conversion, death, decease, expiry, decrease, lessening, destabilization, increase, easing, moderation, relief, deformation, transition, shift, transformation, transmutation, scintillation, sparkling, twinkle, play, shimmer, transmutation, damage, harm, impairment, development, revolution, chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.

modification (noun)	drop-off (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	a change downward
slightly modified copy; not an exact copy	a steep high face of rock
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another	a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

Difference between modification and drop-off

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