Medium
Maximize Greatness of an Array — C++
Full explanation · Time O(n) · Space O(n)
// Time: O(n)
// Space: O(n)
// freq table, contructive algorithms
class Solution {
public:
int maximizeGreatness(vector<int>& nums) {
unordered_map<int, int> cnt;
for (const auto& x : nums) {
++cnt[x];
}
return size(nums) - max_element(cbegin(cnt), cend(cnt), [](const auto& x, const auto& y) {
return x.second < y.second;
})->second;
}
};
// Time: O(n)
// Space: O(n)
// sort, greedy, two pointers
class Solution2 {
public:
int maximizeGreatness(vector<int>& nums) {
sort(begin(nums), end(nums));
int left = 0;
for (int right = 0; right < size(nums); ++right) {
if (nums[right] > nums[left]) {
++left;
}
}
return left;
}
};