- transformation, transmutation, shift - a qualitative change
--1 is a kind of change, alteration, modification
--1 has particulars: - transformation - (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system
--2 is a kind of function, mathematical function
--2 has particulars: reflection; rotation; translation; affine transformationDerived form: verb transform1 - transformation - a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure
--3 is a kind of grammatical rule, rule of grammar
- transformation - (genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA
--4 is a kind of change of integrity
Derived form: verb transform6 - transformation, translation - the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface"
--5 is a kind of change of integrity
--5 has particulars:permutation; revision, alteration; transfiguration; transmogrification; metamorphosis Derived form: verb transform2 - transformation - (genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA