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transformation vs rotation

rotation vs transformation

transformation and rotation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
transformation Yes No No No
rotation Yes No No No
As nouns, rotation is a hyponym of transformation; that is, rotation 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
  • rotation: (mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin
Other hyponyms of transformation include reflection, translation, affine transformation.
transformation (noun) rotation (noun)
the act of changing in form or shape or appearance the act of rotating as if on an axis
(genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.)
a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
a qualitative change (mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin
(mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system
Difference between transformation and rotation

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