conversion vs transformation

transformation vs conversion

conversion and transformation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
conversion	Yes	No	No	No
transformation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, transformation is a hypernym of conversion; that is, transformation is a word with a broader meaning than conversion:

conversion: an event that results in a transformation
transformation: a qualitative change

Other hypernyms of conversion include shift, transmutation.

conversion (noun)	transformation (noun)
the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another	the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life	(genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA
a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown	a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure
act of exchanging one type of money or security for another	a qualitative change
a change in the units or form of an expression:	(mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system
interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition
an event that results in a transformation
a change of religion
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis

Difference between conversion and transformation

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