perm vs transformation

perm

noun
  • A permutation. 

  • Permission 

  • A combination of outcomes (not a permutation) that a gambler bets on in the football pools. 

verb
  • To give hair a perm, using heat, chemicals etc. 

transformation

noun
  • A rule that systematically converts one syntactic form into another; a sentence derived by such a rule. 

  • The alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the transfer of DNA from another, especially if pathogenic. 

  • The replacement of the variables in an algebraic expression by their values in terms of another set of variables; a mapping of one space onto another or onto itself; a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system. 

  • The transition from the apartheid era to a multiracial democracy in South Africa. 

  • A marked change in appearance or character, especially one for the better. 

  • The act of transforming or the state of being transformed. 

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