transpose

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix
  2. verb change the order or arrangement of
  3. verb transfer from one place or period to another

Etymology

From Middle English transposen, from Old French transposer, from Latin trānspositus, perfect passive participle of trānspōnō (“to put across”), from trāns (“across”) + pōnō (“to put”).

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