Modification vs. Adaptation

Modificationnoun

The form of existence belonging to a particular object, entity etc.; a mode of being.

Modificationnoun

(linguistics) the change undergone by a word when used in a construction (for instance am => 'm in I'm)

Modificationnoun

The result of modifying something; a new or changed form.

Modificationnoun

The act of making a change to something while keeping its essential character intact; an alteration or adjustment.

Modificationnoun

(biology) A change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring.

Modificationnoun

(linguistics) a change to a word when it is borrowed by another language

Modificationnoun

The act of modifying, or the state of being modified; a change; as, the modification of an opinion, or of a machine.

Modificationnoun

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.

Modificationnoun

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.

Modificationnoun

the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

Modificationnoun

slightly modified copy; not an exact copy;

Modificationnoun

the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

Modificationnoun

an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another;

Adaptationnoun

(uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.

Adaptationnoun

(countable) A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.

Adaptationnoun

The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited to its environment.

Adaptationnoun

An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed.

Adaptationnoun

(uncountable) The process of adapting an artistic work from a different medium.

Adaptationnoun

An artistic work that has been adapted from a different medium.

Adaptationnoun

The act or process of adapting, or fitting; or the state of being adapted or fitted; fitness.

Adaptationnoun

The result of adapting; an adapted form.

Adaptationnoun

a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form;

Adaptationnoun

the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

Adaptationnoun

(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)

Adaptation

In biology, adaptation has three related meanings. Firstly, it is the dynamic evolutionary process that fits organisms to their environment, enhancing their evolutionary fitness.