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transposability

transposability

9.8
Ability to put parts in a different order, like notes or list items
  • noun
  • /trænsˈpoʊzəˌbɪlɪti/
translation icon : transponibilidad
  • In mathematics, the transposability of elements in a set can lead to new arrangements.

Examples

  • The artist admired the transposability of musical themes in different genres.

  • The transposability of data between software applications allows for easier integration.

  • The Evolution of the Design Program: Linguistic Transposability

    Academic text (2015)
  • In the legends attached to this larger family of places, the spring motif becomes operative by virtue of its inherent transposability to the plan and organization of the built environment.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Moreover, the linguistic transposability as well as conceptual clarity of Brunelleschi's project would presumably have reinforced its appeal not merely to the building committee but to the city council as well, whose approval of needed land had proven difficult to obtain for sponsors of many comparable projects.

    Academic text (2015)
  • This constraint was a natural extension of comma-freedom for a single strand and was called "transposability." Once it is imposed, triplet codes can no longer code for the 20 amino acid residue types known to occur in proteins.

    Academic text (1996)

Synonyms

permutability
vstransposability
  • Specialized
9.9

A property that lets you change the order of things

includes changing physical arrangement as well as simple sequence
permutableness
vstransposability
  • Specialized
9.9

How easily things can be arranged in different orders

is broader covering order or arrangement changes not only sequence
movability
vstransposability
5.7

How easy it is to pick up or put in a different place

is about changing order rather than simple movement of parts
movableness
vstransposability
7.7

The ability of something to be picked up and placed somewhere else

focuses on reordering parts rather than physical relocation

How Flexible

flexibility
153 3.6
transposability
9.8
immutability
1 8.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

transposability = transposable (transparent) = trans + pose + able + ity

This is a regular noun formation from the adjective 'transposable', so the meaning follows directly from the base word.

Etymology

The word transposability comes from transpose, built from trans- meaning 'across' and the same root as position meaning 'place'. So, transposability is the ability to move parts 'across' or change their order, putting things in different places.