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# rearrangement

noun (a rearrangement, rearrangements; rearrangement uncountable)

«rearrangement» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Changing the order, position or plan of things: «a rearrangement of the furniture». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rearrangement/#m1)
2. A changed plan, time or date: «a rearrangement of the match». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rearrangement/#m2)
3. (music) A new version of a piece of music for different instruments or voices. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rearrangement/#m3)
4. (maths, science) Putting the parts of a number, formula or molecule in a different order; in maths, a different order of the same items. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rearrangement/#m4)

### In the lessons

In maths lessons rearrangement means changing a formula (rearrange a = b + c into b = a − c) or counting different orders of items. In everyday life it means moving furniture or changing a timetable. Phrases: «a rearrangement of», «furniture rearrangement», «date rearrangement».

### Examples

- The classroom rearrangement gave us more space for reading. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rearrangement/#x1)
- After the rearrangement, the match is on Tuesday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rearrangement/#x2)
- The band played a rock rearrangement of an old carol. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rearrangement/#x3)
- «Listen» and «silent» are rearrangements of the same letters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rearrangement/#x4)
- Rearrangement of the formula helps us find the missing value. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rearrangement/#x5)
- There are six rearrangements of the letters A, B and C. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rearrangement/#x6)

### Note

Countable or uncountable. Verb: rearrange. Maths: n different items have n! (n factorial) orders: 3 items → 3 × 2 × 1 = 6; letters that rearrange into a new word make an anagram. Spelling: re-arrange-ment (double r).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rearrangement» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rearrangement/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rearrangement» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rearrangement.html) on Mova free.