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modification vs variation

variation vs modification

modification and variation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
modification Yes No No No
variation Yes No No No
As nouns, variation is a hyponym of modification; that is, variation 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
  • variation: 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, fluctuation, 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) variation (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) an activity that varies from a norm or standard
slightly modified copy; not an exact copy the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
something a little different from others of the same type
a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
(astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
the process of varying or being varied
the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
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