transpose
See also: transposé
English
Etymology 1
From Old French transposer, from Latin perfect passive participle transpositus, from transponere, to put across, from trans, across, and ponere, to put
Pronunciation
Verb
transpose (third-person singular simple present transposes, present participle transposing, simple past and past participle transposed)
- (transitive) To reverse or change the order of (two or more things); to swap or interchange.
- (transitive, music) To rewrite or perform (a piece) in another key
- (transitive, algebra) To move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other, reversing the sign of the term.
- (transitive, mathematics) To rearrange elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.
Synonyms
- (reverse or change the order of): exchange, interchange, swap, swap over, swap round, switch; See also Thesaurus:switch
Translations
to change the position or order
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Noun
transpose (plural transposes)
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
reverse or change the order of two
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music: write or perform (a piece) in another key
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algebra: move (a term) to the other side of an equation
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Etymology 2
From the verb.
Pronunciation
Noun
transpose (plural transposes)
- (linear algebra) In matrix mathematics, the process of rearranging elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.
Translations
matrix
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French
Pronunciation
- Homophones: transposent, transposes
Verb
transpose
- first-person singular present indicative of transposer
- third-person singular present indicative of transposer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of transposer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of transposer
- second-person singular imperative of transposer
Italian
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