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transformation |
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[ noun ] a qualitative change |
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shift
transmutation
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change
conversion
improvement
population_shift
weakening
degeneration
mutation
sublimation
tin_pest
pyrolysis
strengthening
sea_change
shift
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[ noun ] (genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA |
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change_of_integrity
genetics
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[ noun ] (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system |
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function
reflection
affine_transformation
rotation
translation
mathematics
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[ noun ] (grammar,linguistics) a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure |
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grammatical_rule
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[ noun ] the act of changing in form or shape or appearance |
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translation
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"a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface"
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change_of_integrity
revision
transfiguration
transmogrification
permutation
metamorphosis
translate
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transfiguration
transpiration
Transportation
translation
transudation
transcription
transformable
transnational
transmutation
transformed
translocation
transformer
translational
transamination
transmigration
transforming_gene
transaction
transgression
transliteration
transplantation
transuranic
transitional
transactions
transposition
transduction
transfer_rna
trencherman
transversalis
transitionally
transfusion
transmission
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