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'''Transposition''' may refer to:

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== Logic and mathematics ==
* [[Transposition (mathematics)]], a permutation which exchanges two elements and keeps all others fixed
* Transposition, producing the [[transpose]] of a matrix ''A''<sup>T</sup>, 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)]], a group of congenital defects involving an abnormal spatial arrangement of [[Tissue (biology)|tissue]] or [[Organ (anatomy)|organ]]
** [[Transposition of the great vessels]], cardiac transposition, a congenital heart defect with malformation of any of the major vessels
** [[Transposition of teeth]]
** [[Penoscrotal transposition]]
* [[Transposition (horizontal gene transfer)]], 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)]], 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| sleight of hand (magic)]], a performer appears to make two different objects ([usually] coins or cards) switch places with one another faster than physically possible.
*[[Transpose database|Transpose]], a database of academic journal preprinting policies maintained by [[ASAPbio]]

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