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Which word is a better use if 2 numbers were mixed up what do we say inverted or interchanged exp 256 instesad of 265

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    Digits were interchanged. The number was scrambled.
    – Hot Licks
    Commented Jan 27, 2017 at 20:59
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    Transposed...
    – deadrat
    Commented Jan 27, 2017 at 21:01
  • Expanding on deadrat's comment: www.businessdictionary.com/definition/transposition-error.html
    – cobaltduck
    Commented Jan 27, 2017 at 21:28
  • Numeric anagrams ?
    – Graffito
    Commented Jan 27, 2017 at 22:46
  • If the digits were changed intentionally, you could say that the digits were permuted; if they were changed by mistake, the answer given below is appropriate.
    – Airymouse
    Commented Jan 28, 2017 at 2:37

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It's called a transposition error:

As the name suggest, transposition errors occur when characters have “transposed”—that is, they have switched places.

See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Check_digit#Design

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