Modification

Modification
Modification Mod`i*fi*ca"tion, n. [L. modificatio a measuring: cf. F. modification. See {Modify}.] 1. The act of modifying, or the state of being modified; a change; as, the modification of an opinion, or of a machine. --Bentley.

Syn: change, alteration, adjustment. [1913 Webster]

2. Something which has been modified; a modified form or condition; state as modified; as, the various modifications of light; the latest modification of the operating system crashes less frequently.

Syn: model[8]. [1913 Webster +PJC]

3. (Gram.) The alteration of the meaning of a word or phrase by another word or phrase; -- usually a restriction of the scope of the word modified; as, in the phrase ``a billion dollars is a relatively small sum to spend on cancer research'' the modification of small by relatively is needed to make the sentence accurate, rather than ludicrous. [PJC]


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