transpose

From Old French transposer, from Latin perfect passive participle transpositus, from transponere, to put across, from trans, across, and ponere, to put

• (US) enPR: trănzpōz', IPA^(key): /tɹænzˈpəʊz/
• (UK) enPR: tränspōz', IPA^(key): /tɹɑːnsˈpəʊz/

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transpose (third-person singular simple present transposes, present participle transposing, simple past and past participle transposed)

1. (transitive) To reverse or change the order of (two or more things); to swap or interchange.
2. (transitive, music) To rewrite or perform (a piece) in another key
3. (transitive, algebra) To move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other, reversing the sign of the term.
4. (transitive, mathematics) To rearrange elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.

• (reverse or change the order of): exchange, interchange, swap, swap over, swap round, switch; See also Thesaurus:switch

transpose (comparative more transpose, superlative most transpose)

1. (adjective, algebra) In matrix mathematics, a matrix with the characteristic of having been transposed from a given matrix.

transpose (plural transposes)

1. (adjective, algebra) In matrix mathematics, the resulting matrix, derived from performing a transpose operation on a given matrix.

From the verb.

• (US) enPR: trănz'pōz, IPA^(key): /ˈtɹænzpəʊz/
• (UK) enPR: träns'pōz, IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɑːnspəʊz/

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transpose (plural transposes)

1. (linear algebra) In matrix mathematics, the process of rearranging elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.

• near posts, patroness, postnares, prostanes, sparstone

• Homophones: transposent, transposes

transpose

1. first-person singular present indicative of transposer
2. third-person singular present indicative of transposer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of transposer
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of transposer
5. second-person singular imperative of transposer

• passeront, reposants

transpose

1. third-person singular past historic of transporre

• spostarne, spronaste