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Transposition

The act of transposing, or the state of being transposed.

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Abnormality 76% connected

The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.

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Calculation 76% connected

The act or process, or the result, of calculating; computation; reckoning, estimate.

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Computation 76% connected

The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.

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Computing 76% connected

of Compute

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Fluctuation 76% connected

A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction; as, the fluctuations of the sea.

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Mutation 76% connected

Change; alteration, either in form or qualities.

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Playing 76% connected

of Play

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Rearrangement 76% connected

The act of rearranging, or the state of being rearranged.

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Variation 76% connected

The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing; modification; alternation; mutation; diversity; deviation…

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Exchange 74% connected

The act of giving or taking one thing in return for another which is regarded as an equivalent; as, an exchange of cattle for grain.

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Exchange 74% connected

The act of giving or taking one thing in return for another which is regarded as an equivalent; as, an exchange of cattle for grain.

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Transpose 74% connected

To change the place or order of; to substitute one for the other of; to exchange, in respect of position; as, to transpose letters, words, or proposi…

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Transpose 74% connected

To change the place or order of; to substitute one for the other of; to exchange, in respect of position; as, to transpose letters, words, or proposi…

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Heterotaxy 92% connected

Variation in arrangement from that existing in a normal form; heterogenous arrangement or structure, as, in botany, the deviation in position of the…

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Permutation 92% connected

The act of permuting; exchange of the thing for another; mutual transference; interchange.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Replacement 92% connected

The act of replacing.

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Reversal 92% connected

Intended to reverse; implying reversal.

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Substitution 92% connected

The act of substituting or putting one person or thing in the place of another; as, the substitution of an agent, attorney, or representative to act…

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Switch 92% connected

A small, flexible twig or rod.

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