Degree of an Array
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easy
Score: 30
Given a non-empty array of non-negative integers nums
, the degree of this array is defined as the maximum frequency of any one of its elements.
Return the smallest possible length of a (contiguous) subarray of nums, that has the same degree as nums.
Input Format:
First parameter: N
Second parameter: an array nums
of size N.
Output Format:
Return the number.
Example 1:
Input:
5
1 2 2 3 1
Output:
2
Explanation:
The input array has a degree of 2 because both elements 1 and 2 appear twice.
Of the subarrays that have the same degree:
[1, 2, 2, 3, 1], [1, 2, 2, 3], [2, 2, 3, 1], [1, 2, 2], [2, 2, 3], [2, 2]
The shortest length is 2. So return 2.
Example 2:
Input:
7
1 2 2 3 1 4 2
Output:
6
Explanation:
The degree is 3 because the element 2 is repeated 3 times.
So [2,2,3,1,4,2] is the shortest subarray, therefore returning 6.
Constraints:
- 1 <=
nums.length
<= 5*104. - 0 <=
nums[i]
<= 5*104-1. - Time Complexity: O(N)
- Space Complexity: O(N)