Transformation - Definition

n 1: a qualitative change [syn: transformation,
transmutation, shift]
2: (mathematics) a function that changes the position or
direction of the axes of a coordinate system
3: a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure
into another related syntactic structure
4: (genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake
and incorporation of exogenous DNA
5: the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a
photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional
surface" [syn: transformation, translation]