permutation vs transposition

transposition vs permutation

permutation and transposition both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
permutation	Yes	No	No	No
transposition	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, permutation and transposition are synonyms defined as:

permutation and transposition: an event in which one thing is substituted for another

Other synonyms of permutation include replacement, substitution, switch.

permutation (noun)	transposition (noun)
complete change in character or condition	the act of reversing the order or place of
the act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements	(music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group	(mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign
an event in which one thing is substituted for another	(electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance
	(genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome
	an event in which one thing is substituted for another
	any abnormal position of the organs of the body

Difference between permutation and transposition

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