transformation

Everyday

1. A transformation is a big change in how someone or something looks, works or behaves. tree →
2. In maths, a transformation is a way of moving or changing a shape on a grid: a translation (slide), reflection (flip), rotation (turn) or enlargement. tree →
3. In science, a transformation is a change from one form to another, like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly. tree →

In the lessons

In maths it is key: after a transformation the new shape is called the image. In science it describes life cycles and energy changes. In stories, a character's transformation shows how they grew or changed, as in fairy tales where a frog becomes a prince. Phrases: «a complete transformation», «undergo a transformation».

Examples

• The caterpillar's transformation into a butterfly takes about two weeks. tree →
• Reflect the triangle in the mirror line – that is a transformation. tree →
• Rotation, reflection and translation are all transformations. tree →
• The old shed had a total transformation into a playhouse. tree →
• In the story, the beast's transformation back into a prince happens at the end. tree →
• The town went through a big transformation when the factory closed. tree →
• Draw the image of the square after the transformation. tree →
• In an instant the transformation took place, and two creatures, neither beast nor human stood before the chief. tree →

Note

Countable. Verb: «transform». In maths, translations, reflections and rotations keep the shape's size and angles the same; only an enlargement changes the size. Do not confuse «translation» (maths slide) with translating words.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The Sefer Yetzirah links speech and circumcision as two ways of creating and changing, a thought drawn from its ideas about the covenant. In the primary lessons: In maths it is key: after a transformation the new shape is called the image. In science it describes life cycles and energy changes. In stories, a character's transformation shows how they grew or changed, as in fairy tales where a frog becomes a prince. Phrases: «a complete transformation», «undergo a transformation».

Examples

• A connection is thus made between the act of speech and the act of circumcision, being two forms of creation and transformation according to the SY’s thought. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →

Note

Countable. Verb: «transform». In maths, translations, reflections and rotations keep the shape's size and angles the same; only an enlargement changes the size. Do not confuse «translation» (maths slide) with translating words.