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* In topology and in particular in the theory of manifolds, a [[transition map|transition function]] between two charts of an atlas is a map which allows to pass from one chart to the other in the region where they intersect.

* In [[computing]], a '''transition function''' is the function that defines the state transitions of a [[Turing machine]], [[finite-state machine]], or [[cellular automaton]].

* In [[statistics]] and [[probability theory]], a '''transition function''' is a [[stochastic kernel]], the [[conditional probability distribution]] function controlling the transitions of a [[stochastic process]].

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