"transformational rule" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: transformational rules [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} transformational rule (plural transformational rules)
  1. (music) A rule that modifies a well-formed structure (in limited ways). Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-transformational_rule-en-noun-SklhFOOH Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (grammar) A rule that takes an input and changes it in some restricted way to result in a surface structure. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-transformational_rule-en-noun-HoEggwMK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: preference rule, well-formedness rule

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