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Variant vs Modification - What's the difference?

variant | modification |

As nouns the difference between variant and modification

is that variant is something that is slightly different from a type or norm while modification is the act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified.

As an adjective variant

is showing variety, diverse.

variant

English

Alternative forms

* variaunt (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Showing variety, diverse.
  • Showing deviation or disagreement.
  • (obsolete) Variable.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
  • All breeds of dog are variants of the species “Canis lupus familiaris”.
    The word "kerosine" is a variant of “kerosene”.
  • (genetics) A different sequence of a gene (locus).
  • (computing) A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.
  • See also

    * alternate * alternative ----

    modification

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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 )