In mathematics, a transposition is a permutation which exchanges two elements and keeps all others fixed. For example (1 3) is a transposition which exchange 1 and 3. A transposition is a cycle of length two.
In chess openings, transpositions are ways of reaching the same position from different sequences of moves. Transpositions are particularly common between queen-pawn openings such as the Queen's Gambit and Nimzo Indian Defense.
In genetics, a transposition is a mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transferred to a new position on the same or another chromosome.
In telecommunication, the term transposition has the following meanings:
In data transmission, a transmission defect in which, during one character period, one or more signal elements are changed from one significant condition to the other, and an equal number of elements are changed in the opposite sense.
In outside plant construction, an interchange of spatial positions of the several conductors of a cable between successive concatenated sections.
