transformation vs reflection

reflection vs transformation

transformation and reflection both are nouns.

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

As nouns, reflection is a hyponym of transformation; that is, reflection is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than transformation:

transformation: (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system
reflection: (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed

Other hyponyms of transformation include rotation, translation, affine transformation.

transformation (noun)	reflection (noun)
the act of changing in form or shape or appearance	the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)
(genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA	the ability to reflect beams or rays
a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure	a likeness in which left and right are reversed
a qualitative change	a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
(mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system	a remark expressing careful consideration
	expression without words
	the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
	(mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed

Difference between transformation and reflection

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.