#3265
Count Almost Equal Pairs I
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array · hash table · sorting · counting · enumeration
Description
You are given an array nums consisting of positive integers.
We call two integers x and y in this problem almost equal if both integers can become equal after performing the following operation at most once:
- Choose either x or y and swap any two digits within the chosen number.
Return the number of indices i and j in nums where i < j such that nums[i] and nums[j] are almost equal.
Note that it is allowed for an integer to have leading zeros after performing an operation.
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