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trans⋅for⋅ma⋅tion

  [trans-fer-mey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act or process of transforming.
2. the state of being transformed.
3. change in form, appearance, nature, or character.
4. Theater. a seemingly miraculous change in the appearance of scenery or actors in view of the audience.
5. Logic. Also called transform. one of a set of algebraic formulas used to express the relations between elements, sets, etc., that form parts of a given system.
6. Mathematics.
a. the act, process, or result of transforming or mapping.
b. function (def. 4a).
7. Linguistics.
a. transformational rule.
b. the process by which deep structures are converted into surface structures using transformational rules.
8. Genetics. the transfer of genetic material from one cell to another resulting in a genetic change in the recipient cell.
9. a wig or hairpiece for a woman.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < LL trānsfōrmātiōn- (s. of trānsfōrmātiō) change of shape. See trans-, formation

Related forms:
trans⋅for⋅ma⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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func⋅tion

  [fuhngk-shuhn]
–noun
1. the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
2. any ceremonious public or social gathering or occasion.
3. a factor related to or dependent upon other factors: Price is a function of supply and demand.
4. Mathematics.
a. Also called correspondence, map, mapping, transformation. a relation between two sets in which one element of the second set is assigned to each element of the first set, as the expression y = x2; operator.
b. Also called multiple-value function. a relation between two sets in which two or more elements of the second set are assigned to each element of the first set, as y2 = x2, which assigns to every x the two values y = +x and y = −x.
c. a set of ordered pairs in which none of the first elements of the pairs appears twice.
5. Geometry.
a. a formula expressing a relation between the angles of a triangle and its sides, as sine or cosine.
b. hyperbolic function.
6. Grammar.
a. the grammatical role a linguistic form has or the position it occupies in a particular construction.
b. the grammatical roles or the positions of a linguistic form or form class collectively.
7. Sociology. the contribution made by a sociocultural phenomenon to an ongoing social system.
–verb (used without object)
8. to perform a specified action or activity; work; operate: The computer isn't functioning now. He rarely functions before noon.
9. to have or exercise a function; serve: In earlier English the present tense often functioned as a future. This orange crate can function as a chair.
Origin:
1525–35; < L functiōn- (s. of functiō) a performance, execution, equiv. to funct(us) (ptp. of fungī) performed, executed + -iōn- -ion
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trans·for·ma·tion   (trāns'fər-mā'shən, -fôr-)   
n.  

    1. The act or an instance of transforming.

    2. The state of being transformed.

    3. Replacement of the variables in an algebraic expression by their values in terms of another set of variables.

    4. A mapping of one space onto another or onto itself.

    5. A rule that systematically converts one syntactic form or form of a sentence into another.

    6. A construction or sentence derived by such a rule; a transform.

    7. The change undergone by an animal cell upon infection by a cancer-causing virus.

    8. The alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the transfer of DNA from another bacterial cell, especially a pathogen.

  2. A marked change, as in appearance or character, usually for the better.

  3. Mathematics

    1. Replacement of the variables in an algebraic expression by their values in terms of another set of variables.

    2. A mapping of one space onto another or onto itself.

    3. A rule that systematically converts one syntactic form or form of a sentence into another.

    4. A construction or sentence derived by such a rule; a transform.

    5. The change undergone by an animal cell upon infection by a cancer-causing virus.

    6. The alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the transfer of DNA from another bacterial cell, especially a pathogen.

  4. Linguistics

    1. A rule that systematically converts one syntactic form or form of a sentence into another.

    2. A construction or sentence derived by such a rule; a transform.

    3. The change undergone by an animal cell upon infection by a cancer-causing virus.

    4. The alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the transfer of DNA from another bacterial cell, especially a pathogen.

  5. Genetics

    1. The change undergone by an animal cell upon infection by a cancer-causing virus.

    2. The alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the transfer of DNA from another bacterial cell, especially a pathogen.

trans'for·ma'tion·al, trans·form'a·tive (-fôr'mə-tĭv) adj.
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Cultural Dictionary

function

In mathematics, a quantity whose value is determined by the value of some other quantity. For example, “The yield of this field is a function of the amount of fertilizer applied” means that a given amount of fertilizer will yield an amount of whatever crop is growing.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Word Origin & History

function  (n.)
1533, from M.Fr. fonction, from O.Fr. function, from L. functio (gen. functionis) "performance, execution," from functus, pp. of fungi "perform, execute, discharge." Use in mathematics probably begun by Leibnitz (1692). Functional as a term in architecture meaning "utilitarian" is from 1928. Functionary "one who has a certain function" is 1791, from Fr. fonctionnaire, a word of the Revolution.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2function
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: func·tioned; func·tion·ing /-sh(&-)ni[ng]/
: to have a function functions to maintain the heat of the body>

Main Entry: trans·for·ma·tion
Pronunciation: "tran(t)s-f&r-'mA-sh&n, -for-
Function: noun
1 : an act, process, orinstance of transforming or being transformed —see MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION
2 a : genetic modification of a bacterium by incorporation of free DNA from another ruptured bacterial cell —compare TRANSDUCTION2 b : genetic modification of a cell by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

function func·tion (fŭngk'shən)
n.

  1. The physiological property or the special action of an organ or a body part.

  2. Something closely related to another thing and dependent on it for its existence, value, or significance, such as growth resulting from nutrition.

  3. A mathematical variable so related to another that for each value assumed by one there is a value determined for the other.

  4. A rule of correspondence between two sets such that there is a unique element in the second set assigned to each element in the first set.

  5. The general properties of a substance, depending on its chemical character and relation to other substances, that provide the basis upon which it may be grouped as among acids or bases.

  6. A particular reactive grouping in a molecule.

transformation trans·for·ma·tion (trāns'fər-mā'shən, -fôr-)
n.

  1. See metamorphosis.

  2. The genetic alteration of a bacterial cell by introduction of DNA from another cell or from a virus.

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Computing Dictionary

transformation
program transformation

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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