Dictionary Check: transformation

"transformation" is a valid word!

Scrabble 19 points
Words with Friends 22 points

Definition

noun

a qualitative change

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

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

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(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

Example: "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface"
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