Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transformational rule

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: trans-for-ma-tion-al rule
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rule that modifies a well-formed structure (in limited ways).

noun

A rule that takes an input and changes it in some restricted way to result in a surface structure.

Inflected Forms

transformational rules (plural)

Phrases

preference rule well-formedness rule

Frequently Paired Words

preference rule well-formedness rule

Questions

What does transformational rule mean?: A rule that modifies a well-formed structure (in limited ways).

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