Definition of transformation
1
:an act, process, or instance of transforming or being transformed
2
:false hair worn especially by a woman to replace or supplement natural hair
3 a (1)
:the operation of changing (as by rotation or mapping) one configuration or expression into another in accordance with a mathematical rule;
especially
:a change of variables or coordinates in which a function of new variables or coordinates is substituted for each original variable or coordinate
(2)
:the formula that effects a transformation
b
:function 5a
c
:an operation that converts (as by insertion, deletion, or permutation) one grammatical string (such as a sentence) into another;
also
:a formal statement of such an operation
4
:genetic modification of a bacterium by incorporation of free DNA from another bacterial cell;
also
:genetic modification of a cell by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA
