modification vs transition

transition vs modification

modification and transition both are nouns.

modification is not a verb while transition is a verb.

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

As nouns, transition is a hyponym of modification; that is, transition 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
transition: a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another

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, drop-off, lessening, destabilization, increase, easing, moderation, relief, deformation, 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)	transition (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	the act of passing from one state or place to the next
slightly modified copy; not an exact copy	a passage that connects a topic to one that follows
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another	a musical passage moving from one key to another
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase	an event that results in a transformation
	a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another

modification (verb)	transition (verb)
	make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another)
	cause to convert or undergo a transition

Difference between modification and transition

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