transformation
trans·for·ma·tion
noun
(mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system
a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure
(genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA
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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Broader terms
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