shift vs transformation

transformation vs shift

shift and transformation both are nouns.

shift is a verb but transformation is not a verb.

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

As nouns, shift and transformation are synonyms defined as:

shift and transformation: a qualitative change

Other synonyms of shift include transmutation.

shift (noun)	transformation (noun)
the act of moving from one place to another	the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
the act of changing one thing or position for another	(genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist	a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure
a woman's sleeveless undergarment	a qualitative change
the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters	(mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system
an event in which something is displaced without rotation
a qualitative change
a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
the time period during which you are at work

shift (verb)	transformation (verb)
make a shift in or exchange of
move and exchange for another
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
move from one setting or context to another
change in quality
change gears
change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
use a shift key on a keyboard
change place or direction
move very slightly
move around
move abruptly
move sideways or in an unsteady way

Difference between shift and transformation

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