transpose
transpose Lexical Profile
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• verb
To cause two or more things to change places with each other, or to alter the normal order of items.
"The typist accidentally transposed two digits in the account number, delaying the wire transfer."
To transfer a concept, work, or element to a different context, medium, or setting.
"The director decided to transpose the classic nineteenth-century play into a modern corporate setting."
To write or perform a musical composition in a key other than the original.
"The accompanist had to transpose the song down a whole step to suit the singer's vocal range."
To move a mathematical term from one side of an algebraic equation to the other with a corresponding reversal of sign.
"To solve for the variable, you must first transpose the constant term to the right side of the equation."
• noun
A matrix obtained from a given matrix by interchanging each row and the corresponding column.
"To verify if the matrix is symmetric, the students calculated its transpose and compared the two."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French transposer, which was formed from the Latin prefix trans- ('across') and Old French poser ('to put or place').