transition vs transformation

transformation vs transition

transition and transformation both are nouns.

transition is a verb but transformation is not a verb.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of transition include shift, transmutation.

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

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

Difference between transition and transformation

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