transposition
noun
trans·po·si·tion
ˌtran(t)s-pə-ˈzi-shən 
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
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Keaton Winn, of course, is out for the season following ulnar nerve transposition surgery.
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Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
Correction April 3, 2024, 11:45am ET: The benchmark chart for this article has been updated to correct transposition errors.
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
Two countries — Portugal and Bulgaria — haven’t begun the transposition process for NIS 2, where directives are incorporated into the national laws of EU member states, according to a tracker tool from internet research organization DNS Research Federation.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
This crucial step is called transposition, and the EU’s transposition deadline for the CSRD was July 6, 2024.
—Mary Foley, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
Correction April 3, 2024, 11:45am ET: The benchmark chart for this article has been updated to correct transposition errors.
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024
Two countries — Portugal and Bulgaria — haven’t begun the transposition process for NIS 2, where directives are incorporated into the national laws of EU member states, according to a tracker tool from internet research organization DNS Research Federation.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
This crucial step is called transposition, and the EU’s transposition deadline for the CSRD was July 6, 2024.
—Mary Foley, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
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transposition
noun
trans·po·si·tion
ˌtran(t)s-pə-ˈzish-ən
: an act, process, or instance of transposing or being transposed: as
a
: the displacement of a viscus to a side opposite from that which it normally occupies
transposition of the heart
b
: the transfer of a segment of DNA from one site to another in the genome either between chromosomal sites or between an extrachromosomal site (as on a plasmid) and a chromosome
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