• Transposition

    Full definition of transposition

    Noun

    transposition

    (plural transpositions)
    1. The act or process of transposing or interchanging.
    2. (music) A shift of a piece of music to a different musical key by adjusting all the notes of the work equally either up or down in pitch.
    3. (chess) A sequence of moves resulting in a position that may also be reached by another, more common sequence.

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