Transposition may refer to:

Logic and mathematics

* Transposition (mathematics), a permutation which exchanges two elements and keeps all others fixed * Transposition, producing the transpose of a matrix ''A''^T, which is computed by swapping columns for rows in the matrix ''A'' * Transpose of a linear map * Transposition (logic), a rule of replacement in philosophical logic * Transpose relation, another name for converse relation

Games

* Transposition (chess), different moves or a different move order leading to the same position, especially during the openings * Transposition table, used in computer games to speed up the search of the game tree

Biology

Transposition (birth defect) Transposition is a group of congenital defects involving an abnormal spatial arrangement of Tissue (biology), tissue or Organ (anatomy), organ. Examples * Transposition of the great vessels, cardiac transposition, a congenital heart defect with ...

, a group of congenital defects involving an abnormal spatial arrangement of tissue or

organ Organ may refer to: Biology * Organ (biology), a part of an organism Musical instruments * Organ (music), a family of keyboard musical instruments characterized by sustained tone ** Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument ** Hammond ...

Transposition of the great vessels Transposition of the great vessels (TGV) is a group of congenital heart defects involving an abnormal spatial arrangement of any of the great vessels: superior and/or inferior venae cavae, pulmonary artery, pulmonary veins, and aorta. Congenita ...

, cardiac transposition, a congenital heart defect with malformation of any of the major vessels **

Transposition of teeth Transposition may refer to: Logic and mathematics * Transposition (mathematics), a permutation which exchanges two elements and keeps all others fixed * Transposition, producing the transpose of a matrix ''A''T, which is computed by swapping c ...

Penoscrotal transposition Penoscrotal transposition (PST) is a group of congenital defects involving an abnormal spatial arrangement of penis and scrotum The scrotum or scrotal sac is an anatomical male reproductive structure located at the base of the penis that con ...

Transposition (horizontal gene transfer) Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) or lateral gene transfer (LGT) is the movement of genetic material between unicellular and/or multicellular organisms other than by the ("vertical") transmission of DNA from parent to offspring (reproduction). H ...

, the transfer of genetic material between organisms other than by vertical gene transfer * Transposons, or genetic transposition, a mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transferred to a new position on the same or another chromosome

Other uses

* Transposition (law), the incorporation of the provisions of a European Union directive into a Member State's domestic law * Transposition (music), moving a note or collection of notes up or down in pitch by a constant number of semitones *

Transposition (transmission lines) Transposition is the periodic swapping of positions of the conductors of a transmission line, in order to reduce crosstalk and otherwise improve transmission. In telecommunications this applies to balanced pairs whilst in power transmission lin ...

, periodic swapping of positions of the conductors of a transmission line * Transposition cipher, an elementary cryptographic operation * Transposition, docking, and extraction an orbital maneuver performed on the Apollo lunar missions * Transposition, sleight of hand (magic), a performer appears to make two different objects ( suallycoins or cards) switch places with one another faster than physically possible. * Transpose, a database of academic journal preprinting policies maintained by

ASAPbio Jessica Polka is a biochemist and the Executive Director of ASAPbio (Accelerating Science and Publication in biology), a non-profit initiative promoting innovation and transparency via preprints and open peer review. She was one of the organizer ...

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