Formal for "move the focus from A to B"?

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What is a formal way of saying "move the focus from A to B" in the following context?

The two curves swap their locations when we move our focus from measure A to measure B.

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The two curves swap their locations when we switch from measure A to measure B.
The two curves swap their locations when we focus on measure A instead of measure B.

"Shift the focus." See Collocations: shift the focus (of something) the focus shifts (from something) (to something) "The focus of the conference shifted from population growth to the education of women." LDOCE ldoceonline.com/dictionary/focus_2 — Kris, Commented Jun 9, 2016 at 7:58

silenceislife · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-09 10:37:07Z

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The two curves transpose when we shift focus from A to B.

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Chenmunka · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-09 10:48:46Z

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The expression move the focus is correct - see definition #2 (Macmillan) .

Other options are change the focus and shift the focus. The last one is much more common:

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