# Transformation

Transformation may refer to:

## Science and mathematics
### In biology and medicine

* Metamorphosis, the biological process of changing physical form after birth or hatching
* Malignant transformation, the process of cells becoming cancerous
* Transformation (genetics), genetic alteration of a cell by DNA uptake

### In mathematics

* Transformation (function), concerning functions from sets to themselves. For functions in the broader sense, see function (mathematics).
** Affine transformation, in geometry
** Linear transformation between modules in linear algebra. Also called a linear map.
*** Transformation matrix which represent linear maps in linear algebra.
* Integral transform, between a function in one domain to a function in another
* Natural transformation between functors in category theory.
* Unitary transformation, between two Hilbert spaces
* Geometric transformation, between sets of points in geometry
** Infinitesimal transformation, a limiting case of a geometrical transformation

### In physics and chemistry

* Chemical transformation
* Phase transformation, a physical transition between states of matter
* Transformation optics, generalized optical devices
* Unitary transformation (quantum mechanics)

### In other sciences

* Transformation problem, in economics
* Transformation (linguistics), a type of operation in transformational grammar
* Transformation of precious metals, see synthesis of precious metals
* Data transformation (statistics)

## Arts and entertainment
### In music

* Transformation (music)
* Transformation (Don Preston album), 2001
* Transformation (Tal Wilkenfeld album), 2007
* Transformation (Signal Aout 42 album)
* Transformation (Alex Skolnick Trio album)
* "Transformation", a song by Nona Hendryx
* Transformations (opera), a chamber opera by the American composer Conrad Susa
* The Transformation (album)

### In other arts and entertainment

* Transformation (novel), by Carol Berg
* Transformation, an alternate title for The Marble Faun, a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne
* "The Transformation" (The Amazing World of Gumball), an episode of the British-American animated television series The Amazing World of Gumball
* "The Transformation", an episode of American television series Fringe
* Transformation playing card
* "Transformation" (short story), a short story by Mary Shelley

## In business and technology
### In business

* Business transformation, a major change in the identity, structure, or purpose of an organization (from the field of strategic management)
* Transformation (law), a concept in copyright law
* Transformation (patent law)
* Transformation design, a design process
* Transformational leadership, a managerial approach emphasizing organizational change
* Maturity transformation, the practice of fractional reserve banks borrowing money on shorter timeframes than they lend money out
* Digital transformation

### In computing

* Data transformation (computing)
* Data transformation (statistics)
* Model transformation
* Program transformation
* XML transformation
* Transformation of text

## Other uses

* Transformation (journal), an academic journal in the field of Biblical studies
* Transformation (warfare)
* Transformation of culture
* Transformational festival
* Spiritual transformation, a fundamental change in an individual (a psychological and New-Age concept)
* Shapeshifting, a mythological ability of humans to transform into animals, hybrid creatures, etc.
* Clinical lycanthropy, a delusion that one can actually transform into an animal