TRANSDUCTION

transduction

(noun) the process whereby a transducer accepts energy in one form and gives back related energy in a different form; “the transduction of acoustic waves into voltages by a microphone”

transduction

(noun) (genetics) the process of transfering genetic material from one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

transduction (countable and uncountable, plural transductions)

(biology) The transfer of genetic material from one cell to another typically between bacterial cells, and typically via a bacteriophage or pilus.

The process whereby a transducer converts energy from one form to another.

(physiology) The conversion of a stimulus from one form to another.

(physics) The conversion of energy (especially light energy) into another form, especially in a biological process such as photosynthesis or in a transducer.

(logic) Particularly in the discipline of artificial intelligence, a form of inference, according to which the response appropriate to a particular known case, also is appropriate to another particular case diagnosed to be functionally identical. This contrasts with induction, in which general rules derived from past observations are applied to future cases as a class (compare also analogy).

Etymology 2

Portmanteau word formed from transformation and reduction

Noun

transduction (countable and uncountable, plural transductions)

(logic design) The improvement of an electronic logic network by reduction of redundant components in an initial version, using an established pruning procedure, then applying permissible functions for transformation of the network into a workable form. Thereafter the transformation and reduction may be repeated till no worthwhile further improvement results.

Source: Wiktionary

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Trans*duc"tion, n. Etym: [L. transducere, traducere, -dictum, to lead across or over. See Traduce.]

Definition: The act of conveying over. [R.] Entick.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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