transformation
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Definitions
Noun
a qualitative change
Noun
(mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system
Noun
a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure
Noun
(genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA
Noun
the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface"
More General Terms
alteration
change
change of integrity
function
grammatical rule
map
mapping
mathematical function
modification
rule of grammar
single-valued function
More Specific Terms
advance
affine transformation
alteration
betterment
changeover
conversion
degeneration
improvement
metamorphosis
permutation
population shift
pyrolysis
reflection
retrogression
revision
rotation
sea change
strengthening
sublimation
tin disease
tin pest
tin plague
transfiguration
transition
translation
transmogrification
weakening