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transpose

trans·pose

UK/ˈtɹɑːnspəʊz/ US/ˈtɹænzpoʊz/ rare
verb (7) noun (1)

verb

1.

change the order or arrangement of

  • “Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word”
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2.

transfer from one place or period to another

  • “The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America”
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3.

cause to change places

  • “interchange this screw for one of a smaller size”
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4.

transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality

5.

put (a piece of music) into another key

6.

transpose and remain equal in value

  • “These operators commute with each other”
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7.

change key

  • “Can you transpose this fugue into G major?”

noun

1.

a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix

Origin

From Middle English transposen, from Old French transposer, from Latin trānspositus, perfect passive participle of trānspōnō (“to put across”), from trāns (“across”) + pōnō (“to put”).

Phrases

  • conjugate transpose
  • transpose conjugate

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