Transformation

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Transformation may refer to:

• Metamorphosis, the biological process of changing physical form after birth or hatching
• Malignant transformation, the process of cells becoming cancerous
• Transformation (genetics), genetic alteration of a cell by DNA uptake

• Transformation (function), concerning functions from sets to themselves. For functions in the broader sense, see function (mathematics).
  • Affine transformation, in geometry
  • Linear transformation between modules in linear algebra. Also called a linear map.
    • Transformation matrix which represent linear maps in linear algebra.
• Integral transform, between a function in one domain to a function in another
• Natural transformation between functors in category theory.
• Unitary transformation, between two Hilbert spaces
• Geometric transformation, between sets of points in geometry
  • Infinitesimal transformation, a limiting case of a geometrical transformation

• Chemical transformation
• Phase transformation, a physical transition from one medium to another
• Transformation optics, generalized optical devices
• Unitary transformation (quantum mechanics)

• Transformation problem, in economics
• Transformation (linguistics), a type of operation in transformational grammar
• Transformation of precious metals, see synthesis of precious metals
• Data transformation (statistics)

• Transformation (music)
• Transformation (Don Preston album), 2001
• Transformation (Tal Wilkenfeld album), 2007
• Transformation (Signal Aout 42 album)
• Transformation (Alex Skolnick Trio album)
• "Transformation", a song by Nona Hendryx
• Transformations (opera), a chamber opera by the American composer Conrad Susa
• The Transformation (album)

• Transformation (novel), by Carol Berg
• Transformation, an alternate title for The Marble Faun, a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne
• "The Transformation" (The Amazing World of Gumball), an episode of the British-American animated television series The Amazing World of Gumball
• "The Transformation", an episode of American television series Fringe
• Transformation playing card
• "Transformation" (short story), a short story by Mary Shelley

• Business transformation, a major change in the identity, structure, or purpose of an organization (from the field of strategic management)
• Transformation (law), a concept in copyright law
• Transformation (patent law)
• Transformation design, a design process
• Transformational leadership, a managerial approach emphasizing organizational change
• Maturity transformation, the practice of fractional reserve banks borrowing money on shorter timeframes than they lend money out
• Digital transformation

• Data transformation
• Model transformation
• Program transformation
• XML transformation
• Transformation of text

• Transformation (journal), an academic journal in the field of Biblical studies
• Transformation (warfare)
• Transformation of culture
• Transformational festival
• Spiritual transformation, a fundamental change in an individual (a psychological and New-Age concept)
• Shapeshifting, a mythological ability of humans to transform into animals, hybrid creatures, etc.
• Clinical lycanthropy, a delusion that one can actually transform into an animal

• Transform (disambiguation)
• Transmutation (disambiguation)

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