DictionarytransitionChange between states
noun / verb

transition

tran-ZISH-un/trænˈzɪʃn/

A passage from one state to another.

The leaf shows a gradual transition from green to red.

Leaf changes from green through mixed colors to autumn red.
Etymology

The pieces give the image of going across. That passage can be between places, but it also became a way to describe moving from one condition, stage, or activity to another.

In context

Valence Labs8:11
was that the limit distribution is a is something that you can sample from and this depends on your noise model of course but the most common one is uniform transition. So the probability of jumping to another state
DiGress: Discrete Denoising Diffusion for Graph Generation | Clément Vignac

More examples

  • The transition to middle school takes time.
  • Our team is transitioning to a new scheduling system.
  • He feels more comfortable living as a man after his transition.

Forms

transition · transitions · transitioned · transitioning

transitional adjective — Relating to a period of change.

Similar words

change
Change is broader and need not involve distinct stages.
shift
Shift often emphasizes a change in position, direction, or emphasis.
transformation
Transformation implies a more thorough or dramatic change.