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''Transformation'' (root '' Transform '') may refer to:
Transformation is also referred to as a turn.

In science:
  • Transformation (geometry) , in mathematics, as a general term applies to mathematical functions.

  • --- Data Transformation (statistics) in statistics.

  • Chemical Transformation , in chemistry, shows the conversion of a substrate to a product omitting the reagents or catalysts.

  • Transformation (genetics) , the genetic alteration of a cell resulting from the introduction of foreign DNA.

  • Transformational Grammar , in linguistics.

  • Transformation, the first step in Tumorigenesis , converts normal cells into cells that will continue to divide without limit (cancerous cells). Transformation can also refer to the development of a higher grade (more aggressive) case, especially in blood-related Neoplasms , when it is called Richter's Transformation or Richter's syndrome.

  • Metamorphosis (biology) , post-natal biological transformation.

  • (Transgender Transformation), process of modifying ones appearance with cosmetics, wig, and foundation garments to change ones identifying gender.

  • In computing:


In fiction:

In other subjects:
  • Change , especially extreme psychological or character change, as in the context and vocabulary of pop psychology.

  • Transformation (philosophical) , the shift in context and being that requires no change in circumstance.

  • Transformation Fetish , sexual arousal by descriptions or depictions of people morphing into other beings or objects.

  • Transformation (law) , a principle that contributes to a finding of fair use in the United States.

  • Transformation (music) , any operation or process that a composer or performer may apply to a musical variable.

  • Transformation (South Africa) , in post-apartheid South Africa, the processes by which the previously disenfranchised majority population enter the mainstream of public life.

  • Transformation (warfare) , the introduction and use of seemingly revolutionary methods of mainly strategic nature to gain a permanent advantage over a perceived enemy.

  • Transformation (UK Company) , A retail chain provising products and services to the transgender community.

  • Text Transformation (English Literature) , the process of taking a foundation, or base text and changing it into a new genre, so that it can support itself without reference to the base text.

  • Transformation Playing Card , a type of playing card where the pips are incorporated into an artistic design.

  • Transformation Journal Transformation is an established journal serving as a forum for analysis and debate about South African society in transition, as well as the surrounding region, and the global context that affects southern African developments.



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For a discussion on spiritual transformation as a psychological response to paintings of martyrdom, see: Williamson, Mark A. "The Martyrdom Paintings of Jusepe de Ribera: Catharsis and Transformation", PhD Dissertation, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York 2000 (available online at myspace.com/markwilliamson13732)