The difference between Swap and Transpose

When used as nouns, swap means an exchange of two comparable things, whereas transpose means in matrix mathematics, the resulting matrix, derived from performing a transpose operation on a given matrix.

When used as verbs, swap means to exchange or give (something) in an exchange (for something else), whereas transpose means to reverse or change the order of (two or more things).

Transpose is also adjective with the meaning: in matrix mathematics, a matrix with the characteristic of having been transposed from a given matrix.

check bellow for the other definitions of Swap and Transpose

  1. Swap as a verb (transitive):

    To exchange or give (something) in an exchange (for something else).

    Examples:

    "synonyms exchange switch trade"

  2. Swap as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To hit, to strike.

  3. Swap as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap.

  4. Swap as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To descend or fall; to rush hastily or violently.

  1. Swap as a noun:

    An exchange of two comparable things.

    Examples:

    "quote-book lang=1819 w Sir Walter Scott w Tales of My Landlord section=The Bride of Lammermoor passage=I e’en changed it, as occasion served, with the skippers o’ Dutch luggers and French vessels, for gin and brandy... a gude swap too, between what cheereth the soul of man and that which dingeth it clean out of his body"

  2. Swap as a noun (finance):

    A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of cashflow against another stream.

  3. Swap as a noun (computing, informal, uncountable):

    Space available in a swap file for use as auxiliary memory.

    Examples:

    "How much swap do you need?"

  1. Swap as a noun (obsolete, UK, dialect):

    A blow; a stroke.

  1. Transpose as a verb (transitive):

    To reverse or change the order of (two or more things); to swap or interchange.

  2. Transpose as a verb (transitive, music):

    To rewrite or perform (a piece) in another key

  3. Transpose as a verb (transitive, algebra):

    To move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other, reversing the sign of the term.

  4. Transpose as a verb (transitive, mathematics):

    To rearrange elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.

  1. Transpose as an adjective (adjective, algebra):

    In matrix mathematics, a matrix with the characteristic of having been transposed from a given matrix.

  1. Transpose as a noun (adjective, algebra):

    In matrix mathematics, the resulting matrix, derived from performing a transpose operation on a given matrix.

  1. Transpose as a noun (linear algebra):

    In matrix mathematics, the process of rearranging elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.

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