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Meaning of transpose

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  transpose
      n 1: a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a
           given matrix
      v 1: change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often
           transpose letters in a word" [syn: {permute}, {commute},
           {transpose}]
      2: transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient
         Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" [syn:
         {transfer}, {transpose}, {transplant}]
      3: cause to change places; "interchange this screw for one of a
         smaller size" [syn: {counterchange}, {transpose},
         {interchange}]
      4: transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other
         side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality
      5: put (a piece of music) into another key
      6: exchange positions without a change in value; "These
         operators commute with each other" [syn: {commute},
         {transpose}]
      7: change key; "Can you transpose this fugue into G major?"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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