嬗变 (shàn biàn) — transmutation (e.g., chemical change); evolution (gradual, long-term development); permutation (mathematical sense)
Definition
A formal, written noun for gradual or fundamental change (transmutation, evolution), used in scientific or literary contexts. Note: pinyin is shàn biàn, not chán.
noun
transmutation (e.g., chemical change)evolution (gradual, long-term development)permutation (mathematical sense)
Examples
- 嬗变。Zhè zhǒng yuán sù de shàn biàn xū yào jí gāo de wēn dù.The transmutation of this element requires extremely high temperatures.
- 嬗变。Shè huì de shàn biàn wǎng wǎng xū yào shù dài rén de nǔ lì.Social evolution often takes the efforts of several generations.
- 嬗变。Shù xué zhōng de shàn biàn zhǐ de shì pái liè shùn xù de biàn huà.In mathematics, permutation refers to the change in the order of arrangement.
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