Category:Transposition

Trans`po*si"tion, n. Etym: [f. transposition, from l. transponere, Transpositum, to set over, remove, transfer; trans across, over + Ponere to place. See position.]

Defn: the act of transposing, or the state of being transposed. Specifically: --(a) (alg.)

Defn: the bringing of any term of an equation from one side over to The other without destroying the equation. (b) (gram.) 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. (c) (mus.) A change of a composition into another key.