transformation
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• noun
A marked or dramatic change in form, appearance, nature, or character.
"The historic district underwent a remarkable transformation over the past decade."
In mathematics and logic, a correspondence or mapping from one set of elements or geometric figures to another according to a specific rule or function.
"In linear algebra, students learn how a matrix can represent a geometric transformation such as a rotation or reflection."
In genetics and molecular biology, the genetic alteration of a cell resulting from the direct uptake and incorporation of exogenous genetic material from its surroundings.
"The researchers used bacterial transformation to introduce the plasmid DNA into the host cells."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Old French transformation or directly from Late Latin transformationem, a noun of action from the past participle stem of Latin transformare ('to change in shape, metamorphose'), from trans ('across, beyond') and formare ('to form').