Transpose

Pronunciation

• US enPR: trănzpōz', IPA: /trænzˈpəʊz/
• UK enPR: tränzpōz', IPA: /trɑːnzˈpəʊz/

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

Full definition of transpose

Verb

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

Adjective

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

Noun

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

Synonyms

• (''reverse or change the order of'): exchange, interchange, swap, swap over, swap round, switch

Derived terms

• transposable
• transposal
• transposase
• transposer
• transposing
• transposition
• transposon

Pronunciation

• US enPR: trănz'pōz, IPA: /ˈtrænzpəʊz/
• UK enPR: tränz'pōz, IPA: /ˈtrɑːnzpəʊz/

From the verb.

Noun

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

Anagrams

• patroness