transformation

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Synonyms: transforation, transformative, transportation, transformations, retransformation, cotransformation, transformator

Antonyms: transforation, transformative, transportation, transformations, retransformation, cotransformation, transformator

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Noun

1. The act of [[transforming]] or the state of being [[transformed]].
2. A marked [[change]] in [[appearance]] or [[character]], especially one for the [[better]].
3. {{lb|en|mathematics}} The [[replacement]] of the [[variable]]s in an [[algebraic]] [[expression]] by their [[value]]s in terms of another set of variables; a [[mapping]] of one [[space]] onto another or onto itself; a [[function]] that changes the [[position]] or [[direction]] of the [[axes]] of a [[coordinate]] system. {{C|en|Functions}}
4. {{lb|en|linguistics}} A [[rule]] that [[systematically]] [[convert]]s one [[syntactic]] form into another; a [[sentence]] derived by such a rule.
5. {{lb|en|genetics}} The [[alteration]] of a [[bacterial]] [[cell]] caused by the [[transfer]] of [[DNA]] from another, especially if [[pathogenic]].
6. {{lb|en|politics|South Africa}} The [[transition]] from the [[apartheid]] era to a [[multiracial]] [[democracy]] in South Africa.
7. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A woman's [[wig]].

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