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Kodwo
 Post subject: Transposition of numbers
PostPosted: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 05:30:43 UTC 
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Can I call these 2 numbers as having been transposed?

"45" = "54"

the positions of the digits have been switched,is that transposition?
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qleak
 Post subject: Re: Transposition of numbers
PostPosted: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 12:42:12 UTC 
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I usually call this transposition of digits. That way you can talk about

123456789 and 124356789 having two digits transposed.

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