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Adjustment vs Adjusted - What's the difference?

adjustment | adjusted |

As a noun adjustment

is a small change; a minor correction; a modification.

As an adjective adjusted is

which has been compensated in order to avoid bias.

As a verb adjusted is

past tense of adjust.

adjustment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a small change; a minor correction; a modification
  • The credit card company made an adjustment to my account to waive the late fee.
  • The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
  • When Jim graduated, he found adjustment to the working world difficult.

    Synonyms

    * change * correction * modification

    See also

    * (wikipedia)

    adjusted

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Which has been compensated in order to avoid bias
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (adjust)