transpose

Pronunciation

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

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Verb

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.

Translations

Adjective

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.

Noun

transpose (plural transposes)

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

Pronunciation

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

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Noun

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.