modification

noun mod·i·fi·ca·tion \ ˌmä-də-fə-ˈkā-shən \

|Updated on: 21 Jun 2018

Examples: modification in a Sentence

Definition of modification

1 : the limiting of a statement : qualification

with some modifications this statement is true today
—J. B. Conant

2 : ¹mode 6a

3 a : the making of a limited change in something

making the exactly minimum degree of modification to her institutions necessary to fit them to new conditions
—John Strachey

also : the result of such a change

b : a change in an organism caused by environmental factors

4 : a limitation or qualification (see qualification 1) of the meaning of a word by another word, by an affix, or by internal change

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Examples of modification in a Sentence

The program can be used on all computers without modification.
They passed the law with only a few minor modifications.
The weather required some major modifications to our travel plans.

Recent Examples of modification from the Web

These modifications have helped him induce significantly more ground balls, which help him keep the ball in the yard and work out of jams.

— greg pyron, USA TODAY, "Fantasy baseball: April, May stats can tell two different stories," 6 June 2018
Other modifications include using only first and third bases, fielding six players on defense and allowing four strikes per out.

— barbara dargis, Daily Southtown, "Playing it by ear: Beep baseball tourney involves athletes with visual impairments," 6 June 2018
These modifications allowed the agency to relax restrictions on a variety of issues, ranging from riparian damage to the clearing of old-growth trees to the impact of the pipeline on the AT.

— j. weston phippen, Outside Online, "The AT Pipeline Protesters Come Down from the Trees," 5 June 2018
This is valuable because those modifications that Microsoft has made aren't just of interest to Microsoft.

— peter bright, Ars Technica, "Everyone complaining about Microsoft buying GitHub needs to offer a better solution," 4 June 2018
These modifications and others would improve Nafta by expanding American export opportunities and encouraging economic growth.

— pat toomey, WSJ, "Don’t Try to Blackmail Us on Nafta, Mr. President," 10 May 2018
According to the permit's conditions, the city's development director will review its parking and hours of operation in six months and determine whether further modifications are necessary.

— sara cardine, latimes.com, "Indoor cycling studio gears up for reopening after use permit gets green light," 10 May 2018
Other possible modifications for the kickoff came up during Wednesday’s meeting.

— conor orr, SI.com, "The Kickoff Is Staying in the NFL, But for How Much Longer?," 3 May 2018
What distinguished the 1991 meeting from the 1972 one is an unspoken modification in the principle of grand national unity.

— hyuk kim, Washington Post, "What will North and South Korean leaders talk about tomorrow? Here’s a cheat sheet.," 26 Apr. 2018

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