transposition

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Main Entry: trans·po·si·tion
Pronunciation: "tran(t)s-p&-'zi-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Anglo-French transposicion, from Medieval Latin transposition-, transpositio, from Latin transponere to transpose
1 a : an act, process, or instance of transposing or being transposed b : the transfer of a segment of DNA from one site to another in the genome
2 a : the transfer of any term of an equation from one side over to the other side with a corresponding change of the sign b : a mathematical permutation or interchange of two letters or symbols
- trans·po·si·tion·al /-'zish-n&l, -'zi-sh&-n^&l/ adjective