# Transformation

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**Transformation** may refer to:

## Science and mathematics

### In biology and medicine

- [Metamorphosis](/source/Metamorphosis), the biological process of changing physical form after birth or hatching
- [Malignant transformation](/source/Malignant_transformation), the process of cells becoming cancerous
- [Transformation (genetics)](/source/Transformation_(genetics)), genetic alteration of a cell by DNA uptake

### In mathematics

- [Transformation (function)](/source/Transformation_(function)), concerning functions from sets to themselves. For functions in the broader sense, see [function (mathematics)](/source/Function_(mathematics)). - [Affine transformation](/source/Affine_transformation), in geometry - [Linear transformation](/source/Linear_transformation) between modules in linear algebra. Also called a linear map. - [Transformation matrix](/source/Transformation_matrix) which represent linear maps in linear algebra.
- [Integral transform](/source/Integral_transform), between a function in one domain to a function in another
- [Natural transformation](/source/Natural_transformation) between functors in category theory.
- [Unitary transformation](/source/Unitary_transformation), between two Hilbert spaces
- [Geometric transformation](/source/Geometric_transformation), between sets of points in geometry - [Infinitesimal transformation](/source/Infinitesimal_transformation), a limiting case of a geometrical transformation

### In physics and chemistry

- [Chemical transformation](/source/Chemical_transformation)
- [Phase transformation](/source/Phase_transformation), a physical transition between states of matter
- [Transformation optics](/source/Transformation_optics), generalized optical devices
- [Unitary transformation (quantum mechanics)](/source/Unitary_transformation_(quantum_mechanics))

### In other sciences

- [Transformation problem](/source/Transformation_problem), in economics
- [Transformation (linguistics)](/source/Transformation_(linguistics)), a type of operation in transformational grammar
- Transformation of precious metals, see [synthesis of precious metals](/source/Synthesis_of_precious_metals)
- [Data transformation (statistics)](/source/Data_transformation_(statistics))

## Arts and entertainment

### In music

- [Transformation (music)](/source/Transformation_(music))
- [*Transformation* (Don Preston album)](/source/Transformation_(Don_Preston_album))
- [*Transformation* (Tal Wilkenfeld album)](/source/Transformation_(Tal_Wilkenfeld_album))
- *Transformation*, an album by [Signal Aout 42](/source/Signal_Aout_42)
- *Transformation*, an album by the [Alex Skolnick Trio](/source/Alex_Skolnick_Trio)
- [*Transformations* (opera)](/source/Transformations_(opera)), a chamber opera by the American composer Conrad Susa
- [*The Transformation* (album)](/source/The_Transformation_(album)), an album by James Fortune
- [Transformations (album)](/source/Transformations_(album)), a 1977 album by Bunky Green

### In other arts and entertainment

- [*Transformation* (novel)](/source/Transformation_(novel)), by Carol Berg
- *Transformation*, an alternate title for *[The Marble Faun](/source/The_Marble_Faun)*, a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- ["The Transformation" (*The Amazing World of Gumball*)](/source/The_Transformation_(The_Amazing_World_of_Gumball)), an episode of the British-American animated television series *The Amazing World of Gumball*
- "[The Transformation](/source/The_Transformation)", an episode of American television series *Fringe*
- [Transformation playing card](/source/Transformation_playing_card)
- ["Transformation" (short story)](/source/Transformation_(short_story)), a short story by Mary Shelley
- *[Umformung: The Transformation](/source/Umformung:_The_Transformation)*, a 2016 Indian film

## In business and technology

### In business

- [Business transformation](/source/Business_transformation), a major change in the identity, structure, or purpose of an organization (from the field of strategic management)
- [Transformation (law)](/source/Transformation_(law)), a concept in copyright law
- [Transformation (patent law)](/source/Transformation_(patent_law))
- [Transformation design](/source/Transformation_design), a design process
- [Transformational leadership](/source/Transformational_leadership), a managerial approach emphasizing organizational change
- [Maturity transformation](/source/Maturity_transformation), the practice of fractional reserve banks borrowing money on shorter timeframes than they lend money out
- [Digital transformation](/source/Digital_transformation)

### In computing

- [Data transformation (computing)](/source/Data_transformation_(computing))
- [Data transformation (statistics)](/source/Data_transformation_(statistics))
- [Model transformation](/source/Model_transformation)
- [Program transformation](/source/Program_transformation)
- [XML transformation](/source/XML_transformation)
- [Transformation of text](/source/Transformation_of_text)

## Other uses

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

## See also

- [Transform (disambiguation)](/source/Transform_(disambiguation))
- [Transmutation (disambiguation)](/source/Transmutation_(disambiguation))

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