Modification vs Fluctuation - What's the difference?
modification | fluctuation | Related terms |
the act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified
an alteration or adjustment to something
* Jim's modification to the radio's tuning resulted in clearer sound.
a change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring
* Due to his sunbathing, Jim's body experienced modifications : he got a tan.
(linguistics) a change to a word when it is borrowed by another language
* The Chinese word "kòu tóu" had a modification made to become the English "kowtow" .
(linguistics) the change undergone by a word when used in a construction (for instance am'' => '' 'm'' in ''I'm )
A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction.
A wavering; unsteadiness.
In medicine, a wave-like motion or undulation of a fluid in a natural or abnormal cavity (e.g. pus in an abscess), which is felt during palpation or percussion.
Modification is a related term of fluctuation.
As nouns the difference between modification and fluctuation
is that modification is the act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified while fluctuation is a motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction.modification
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(en noun)External links
* * ----fluctuation
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(en noun)- the fluctuations of the sea
- fluctuations of opinion
- fluctuations of prices
