modification vs fluctuation

fluctuation vs modification

modification and fluctuation both are nouns.

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

As nouns, fluctuation is a hyponym of modification; that is, fluctuation 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
fluctuation: an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

Other hyponyms of modification include acceleration, deceleration, retardation, slowing, avulsion, break, mutation, sublimation, surprise, birth, nascence, nascency, nativity, breakup, detachment, separation, vagary, variation, conversion, death, decease, expiry, decrease, drop-off, 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)	fluctuation (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes
slightly modified copy; not an exact copy	an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another	a wave motion
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

Difference between modification and fluctuation

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