transformation vs transition

transition vs transformation

transformation and transition both are nouns.

transformation is not a verb while transition is a verb.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of transformation include advance, betterment, improvement, population shift, pyrolysis, sea change, sublimation, tin disease, tin pest, tin plague, changeover, conversion, degeneration, retrogression, strengthening, weakening.

transformation (noun)	transition (noun)
the act of changing in form or shape or appearance	the act of passing from one state or place to the next
(genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA	a passage that connects a topic to one that follows
a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure	a musical passage moving from one key to another
a qualitative change	an event that results in a transformation
(mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system	a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another

transformation (verb)	transition (verb)
	make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another)
	cause to convert or undergo a transition

Difference between transformation and transition

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