Transformation

Transformation may refer to:

In biology and medicine

 * 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

In mathematics

 * 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

In physics and chemistry

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

In other sciences

 * 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)

In music

 * 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)

In other arts and entertainment

 * 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

In business

 * 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

In computing

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

Other uses

 * 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