(n): an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
(n): (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system
(n): (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
(n): a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure
(n): a linguistic rule for the syntax of grammatical utterances
(n): (genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA
(n): the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something
(n): the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
(n): the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something
