Definition of 'transformation'
noun
1.
a change or alteration, esp a radical one
2.
the act of transforming or the state of being transformed
3. mathematics
a.
b.
an equivalent change in an expression or equation resulting from the substitution of one set of variables by another
4. physics
a change in an atomic nucleus to a different nuclide as the result of the emission of either an alpha-particle or a beta-particle
Compare transition (sense 6) 6.
7.
(in South Africa) a national strategy aimed at attaining national unity, promoting reconciliation through negotiated settlement and nonracism
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transformational (ˌtransforˈmational) adjective
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transformation in American English
noun
1.
a transforming or being transformed
3. US, Linguistics
a.
the process of changing, by the application of certain syntactic rules, an abstract underlying structure into a surface structure
b.
any of the rules that derive surface structures from abstract underlying structures
: also transformational rule4. Ancient Mathematics
the process of setting up correspondences between the elements of two sets or spaces so that every element of the first set corresponds to a unique element of the second set
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Derived forms
transformational (ˌtransforˈmational)
adjective
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transformation in American English
(ˌtrænsfərˈmeiʃən)
noun
1.
the act or process of transforming
2.
the state of being transformed
4. Theater
5. Also called: transform Logic
8. Genetics
9.
a wig or hairpiece for a woman
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