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trans·for·ma·tion

UK/ˌtɹæns.fə(ɹ)ˈmeɪ.ʃən/ US/ˌtɹæns.fɔɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/ fairly common

noun

2.

(mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system

3.

a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure

5.

the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War

Synonyms

Origin

Inherited from Middle English transformacioun, from Middle French, from Ecclesiastical Latin trānsfōrmātiō. Morphologically transform + -ation.

Phrases

  • affine transformation
  • Bogoliubov transformation
  • Bogoliubov-Valatin transformation
  • Cartesian natural transformation
  • digital transformation
  • Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation
  • heat of transformation
  • Helmert transformation

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