Abstract: The invention relates to a method for processing material, in particular for modifying material and/or material properties, by means of laser radiation, comprising the following steps: a) generating a multiplicity of laser pulses (L); b) controlling the point of impact of the laser pulses (L) on a workpiece (100) to be processed, in particular deflecting the laser pulses (L) and/or moving the workpiece (100) to be processed, such that the laser pulses (L) are guided along a predetermined trajectory (Z) on the workpiece (100) to be processed. According to the invention, —a pulse-to-pulse time interval (?t) between the individual laser pulses (L) generated and/or—a pulse energy (Pi) of the laser pulses (L) and/or—a beam diameter (D) of the laser pulses (D) and/or—the predetermined trajectory (Z) is/are specifically subjected to noise.