commutator vs transition

commutator

noun
  • An electrical switch, in a generator or motor, that periodically reverses the direction of an electric current. 

  • A binary map in a given group G, given by [g, h] = ghg⁻¹h⁻¹, where g and h are elements of G, which yields the group's identity if and only if the group operation commutes for g and h. 

  • A binary map in a given ring R, given by [a, b] = ab − ba, where a and b are elements of R, which yields the ring's zero element if and only if the multiplication operation commutes for a and b. 

transition

noun
  • A change between forward and backward motion without stopping. 

  • A word or phrase connecting one part of a discourse to another. 

  • A published procedure for instrument flight, coming between the departure and en-route phases of flight, or between en-route flight and an approach/landing procedure. 

  • Professional special education assistance for children or adults in the process of leaving one educational environment or support program for another to relatively more independent living. 

  • A point mutation in which one base is replaced by another of the same class (purine or pyrimidine); compare transversion. 

  • Death; passing from life into death. 

  • The process of change from one form, state, style or place to another. 

  • A change of key. 

  • A change from defense to attack, or attack to defense. 

  • A brief modulation; a passage connecting two themes. 

  • The process or act of changing from one gender role to another, or of bringing one's outward appearance in line with one's internal gender identity. 

  • The onset of the final stage of childbirth. 

verb
  • To make a transition. 

  • To change from one gender role to another, or bring one's outward appearance in line with one's internal gender identity. 

  • To bring through a transition; to change. 

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