What is the meaning of transformation?

noun

  • A qualitative change.
  • 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. (
  • The act of changing in form or shape or appearance.
    • usage: "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface"
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