Alteration
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of altering or making different. The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition.
Example sentence: I met my grandfather just before he died, and it was the first time that I had seen Dad with a relative of his. It was interesting to see my own father as a son and the body language and alteration in attitude that comes with that, and it sort of changed our relationship for the better.
Adjustment
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a small change; a minor correction; a modificationThe behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.
Example sentence: A country's economic growth may be defined as a long-term rise in capacity to supply increasingly diverse economic goods to its population, this growing capacity based on advancing technology and the institutional and ideological adjustments that it demands.