change vs modification

change

noun
  • The process of becoming different. 

  • A change-up pitch. 

  • An amount of cash, usually in the form of coins, but sometimes inclusive of paper money. 

  • Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination. 

  • Balance of money returned from the sum paid after deducting the price of a purchase. 

  • A transfer between vehicles. 

  • Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale. 

  • A replacement. 

verb
  • To replace one's clothing. 

  • To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it). 

  • To change hand while riding (a horse). 

  • To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.) 

  • To become something different. 

  • To make something into something else. 

  • To replace. 

modification

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

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

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

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

  • a change to a word when it is borrowed by another language 

How often have the words change and modification occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )