Transformation vs. Transform

Transformation vs. Transform — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Transformation and Transform

Transformationnoun

The act of transforming or the state of being transformed.

Transformverb

(transitive) To change greatly the appearance or form of.

The alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.

Transformationnoun

A marked change in appearance or character, especially one for the better.

Transformverb

(transitive) To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.

Transformationnoun

(mathematics) The replacement of the variables in an algebraic expression by their values 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.

Transformverb

To subject to a transformation; to change into another form without altering the value.

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Transformationnoun

(linguistics) A rule that systematically converts one syntactic form into another; a sentence derived by such a rule.

Transformverb

To subject to the action of a transformer.

Transformationnoun

(genetics) The alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the transfer of DNA from another, especially if pathogenic.

Transformverb

To subject (a cell) to transformation.

Transformationnoun

Ideologically driven government policy - becoming more conformant with socialist and African nationalist groupthink.

Transformverb

(intransitive) To undergo a transformation; to change in appearance or character.

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Transformationnoun

a qualitative change

Transformnoun

(mathematics) the result of a transformation

Transformationnoun

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

Transformverb

subject to a mathematical transformation

Transformationnoun

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

Transformverb

change or alter in form, appearance, or nature;

This experience transformed her completelyShe transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpturetransubstantiate one element into another

Transformationnoun

(genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA

Transformverb

change in outward structure or looks;

He transformed into a monsterThe salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle

Transformationnoun

the act of changing in form or shape or appearance;

a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface

Transformverb

change from one form or medium into another;

Braque translated collage into oil

Transformverb

convert (one form of energy) to another;

transform energy to light

Transformverb

change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species

Transformverb

increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)