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Transposition

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(1):

(n.) The act of transposing, or the state of being transposed.

(2):

(n.) The bringing of any term of an equation from one side over to the other without destroying the equation.

(3):

(n.) A change of the natural order of words in a sentence; as, the Latin and Greek languages admit transposition, without inconvenience, to a much greater extent than the English.

(4):

(n.) A change of a composition into another key.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Transposition'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/transposition.html. 1828.
 
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