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transformational rule

trans·for·ma·tion·al rule (plural trans·for·ma·tion·al rules)


noun 
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1. rule changing underlying grammatical structure: in transformational grammar, a rule that generates one stage from another in the conversion of deep structure into surface structure

2. rule for deriving theorems: in logic, a rule for deriving theorems from axioms

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