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transpose | x |

As a verb transpose

is .

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

transpose

Etymology 1

From (etyl) transposer, from (etyl) perfect passive participle transpositus'', from ''transponere'', to put across, from ''trans'', across, and ''ponere , to put

Verb

(transpos)
  • To reverse or change the order of (two or more things); to swap or interchange.
  • (music) To rewrite or perform (a piece) in another key
  • (algebra) To move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other, reversing the sign of the term. In matrix mathematics, the process of rearranging elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (adjective, algebra) In matrix mathematics, a matrix with the characteristic of having been transposed from a given matrix.
  • Noun

    (s)
  • (adjective, algebra) In matrix mathematics, the resulting matrix, derived from performing a transpose operation on a given matrix.
  • Synonyms
    * (''reverse or change the order of'): exchange, interchange, swap, swap over, swap round, switch
    Derived terms
    * transposable * transposal * transposase * transposer * transposing * transposition * transposon

    Etymology 2

    From the verb.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linear algebra) In matrix mathematics, the process of rearranging elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.
  • Anagrams

    * patroness English heteronyms ----

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
  • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.
  • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike
  • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----