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The problem asks us to analyze two database tables, Visits and Transactions, and compute how many visitors performed a given number of transactions per visit. Each row in the Visits table represents a unique visit by a user on a specific date.
The problem asks us to determine whether the binary representation of a given positive integer n has alternating bits. In other words, for the binary digits of n, no two consecutive bits should be the same.
We are given an integer array nums and an integer target. The goal is to find every unique quadruplet of numbers in the array whose sum equals the target value. A quadruplet consists of four elements: where all four indices are distinct.
The problem gives us a mathematical expression as a string containing integers and arithmetic operators (+, -, ). We are asked to compute all possible results that can be obtained by inserting parentheses in every valid way.
This problem asks us to verify whether a list of words is sorted according to a custom alphabet order, instead of the normal English alphabetical order. In normal lexicographical ordering, characters are compared from left to right using the standard alphabet.
The problem gives us a database table named Cinema with two columns: Column Meaning --- --- seatid Unique identifier for a seat free Whether the seat is available, where 1 means free and 0 means occupied We need to find all seats that are part of at least one consecutive…
The problem asks us to determine whether a given string s can be formed by substituting each character in a pattern with a non-empty string, under a bijective mapping.
This problem asks us to determine how many structurally different Binary Search Trees, or BSTs, can be formed using the integers from 1 to n. A Binary Search Tree has an important property: - Every value in the left subtree is smaller than the root.
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This problem asks us to connect all given points on a 2D plane with the minimum possible total cost. Each point is repre
The problem asks us to generate all structurally unique binary search trees (BSTs) that contain exactly n nodes labeled from 1 to n.
The problem presents a binary array nums, where each element is either 0 or 1. We are asked to compute the sequence of numbers formed by interpreting the subarray nums[0..i] as a binary number, denoted as xi.
This problem gives us the root of a Binary Search Tree, abbreviated as BST, and asks us to rearrange the tree into a very specific form.
The problem provides a Delivery table that records food delivery orders. Each row represents a single order placed by a customer. Along with the order date, each customer also specifies a preferred delivery date.
The problem gives us two inputs: - An integer array nums - A list of queries, where each query is [xi, mi] For every query, we must find the maximum possible value of: subject to the condition: If no number in nums satisfies the condition nums[j] <= mi, then the answer for…
The problem asks us to determine whether we can select disjoint subarrays from a given array nums such that each subarray matches exactly one of the subarrays in the groups array, in order.
This problem asks us to find the nth number in a special sequence called "super ugly numbers". A super ugly number is a positive integer whose prime factors come only from the given array primes. That means every factorization of the number can use only primes from this list.
The problem presents an array of integers values, where each element represents the attractiveness or value of a sightseeing spot. The task is to find a pair of spots (i, j) with i < j such that the score values[i] + values[j] + i - j is maximized.
The problem asks us to construct the lexicographically smallest subsequence of a string that contains every distinct character exactly once. A subsequence is formed by deleting zero or more characters without changing the relative order of the remaining characters.
The problem asks us to generate an array called nums using a specific set of rules, then return the maximum value that a
This problem describes a two-player perfect-information game played on a small grid. One player controls the mouse and the other controls the cat. Both players move optimally and alternate turns, with the mouse always moving first.
The problem asks us to select three items from a store such that their prices are strictly increasing and their indices
The problem asks us to build a spellchecker with three levels of matching priority. For every query word, we must search the wordlist and return the best matching word according to a strict precedence order. The first and highest priority rule is an exact match.
We are given n marbles on a one-dimensional axis, each with a position x[i] and a pin cost c[i]. You can stick a pin in some marbles, paying the associated cost, and unpinned marbles will roll left until they hit the nearest pinned marble.
We have a square board of size 2n × 2n, divided into unit cells. One cell is marked. We want to know whether it is possible to draw a cutting path along grid lines so that the board is split into two congruent parts after rotation, while the cutting path never touches the…
The problem provides a special binary tree where each node either has zero or two children, and every internal node has a value equal to the smaller value among its two children.
We have a grid containing chips. Every chip stores one direction, left, right, up, or down. When we start a move from some chip, the process behaves like this: The current chip looks in the direction of its arrow.
The problem asks us to find the next "lucky" ticket number that is strictly greater than a given ticket. Each ticket is a string of digits with even length, denoted 2n.
We are given an n × m grid, and two distinct interior cells. The task is to construct the longest possible simple path between them. A simple path means we may visit each cell at most once. Consecutive cells in the path must share a side.
The problem asks us to find the number of triplets (i, j, k) in an array arr such that the XOR of elements from index i
This problem asks us to design a data structure that allows insertion into a complete binary tree while maintaining its completeness. A complete binary tree is one where all levels are fully filled, except possibly the last, which is filled from left to right.
The plane is colored using concentric rings centered at the origin. Every ring between two consecutive integer distances alternates color. The borders themselves, meaning all points whose distance from the origin is an integer, are always black.
This problem asks whether it is possible to create the number 1 using the integers in the array, where each chosen numbe
The problem asks us to assign a rank to every element in a matrix while preserving ordering relationships inside rows and columns. For any two elements that share the same row or the same column: - If one value is smaller, its rank must also be smaller.
The problem gives us two arrays: - boxes, where each value represents the height of a box - warehouse, where each value represents the height of a room in the warehouse Every box has width 1, and every warehouse room also has width 1.
This problem gives us a directed graph represented as an adjacency list. Each node represents a state, and each directed edge represents a possible transition from one node to another. The input graph[i] contains all nodes that can be reached directly from node i.
The problem gives us a string s consisting only of lowercase English letters. We must find the index of the first character that appears exactly once in the entire string. If every character appears more than once, we return -1.
This problem is asking whether a string containing the characters '(', ')', and '' can be considered a valid parenthesis string. In essence, '(' must be matched by a ')' in the correct order, and '' can act as a flexible placeholder that behaves as '(', ')', or an empty string.
This problem gives us the head of a singly linked list and two integers, m and n. We must traverse the linked list while
This problem asks us to determine whether any permutation of s1 appears as a contiguous substring inside s2. A permutation means the characters are rearranged, but the frequency of each character remains the same. For example, the permutations of "ab" are "ab" and "ba".
This problem asks us to efficiently compute the dot product between two sparse vectors. A normal vector is simply an array of numbers. The dot product of two vectors is computed by multiplying corresponding elements and summing the results.
In this problem, we are given two strings, name and typed. The string name represents the intended sequence of characters your friend wanted to type. The string typed represents the actual characters that appeared on the screen.
The problem asks us to group strings that belong to the same cyclic shifting sequence. Two strings belong to the same group if one can be transformed into the other by repeatedly shifting every character forward or backward in the alphabet, with wraparound between 'z' and 'a'.
We need to find the smallest number greater than or equal to a given integer such that: 1. Every digit is either 4 or 7. 2. The count of 4s equals the count of 7s. These numbers are called super lucky numbers. For example, 47 is valid because it contains one 4 and one 7.
We have bus stops placed on a line from 0 to n. Gerald starts at stop 0 and wants to reach stop n. Each bus is described by an interval [s, t]. Gerald may board that bus at any stop from s through t - 1, but once he rides it, he must stay on until stop t.
In this problem, we are given a final colored matrix called targetGrid. We need to determine whether a strange printer could have produced this grid under two unusual restrictions.
This problem asks us to identify students who are enrolled in university departments that no longer exist in the departm
This problem asks us to determine whether a robot moving on an infinite two dimensional plane will remain within some bounded region if it repeats a sequence of instructions forever. The robot starts at coordinate (0, 0) facing north.
This problem asks us to find the length of the longest contiguous subarray that can contain only 1s after flipping at most k zeroes into ones.
The problem gives us an array of strings where every string has exactly the same length. If we place all strings vertically, character by character, the strings form a rectangular grid.
The problem asks us to design a data structure that manages a fixed pool of phone numbers. Initially, every number from 0 to maxNumbers - 1 is available. The directory must support three operations efficiently. The get() operation should assign and return an available number.
This problem asks us to compute the post tax salary for every employee in the Salaries table. However, the tax rate is n
This problem asks us to generate every possible generalized abbreviation of a given word. A generalized abbreviation is created by replacing some characters in the string with their count, while preserving the order of the remaining characters.
Each paper describes an undirected edge between two cities. We are told that all papers came from exactly two travel journals.
The problem gives us a database table named Customers, where each row contains a unique customerid and a corresponding customername. Our task is to identify all missing customer IDs between 1 and the maximum customerid currently present in the table.
The problem describes a turn-based voting process between two parties in the Dota2 senate, the Radiant party represented by 'R' and the Dire party represented by 'D'. We are given a string senate where each character represents a senator and their party affiliation.
We have a line of students, and for every adjacent pair we know only the relative order of their marks. If the relation character between positions i and i + 1 is: - L, then student i must receive strictly more toffees than student i + 1 - R, then student i + 1 must receive…
The task is to reverse a number given as a string, taking care of signs and leading zeros. The input can be a very large integer, up to 10,000 digits, possibly with leading zeros.
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The problem gives us the root of a Binary Search Tree, abbreviated as BST, and a floating point target value. Our task is to return the integer value stored in the BST that is numerically closest to the target.
We are asked to model the random movements of two friends inside a museum represented as an undirected connected graph with n rooms and m corridors. Each room has a probability of staying in place for a minute, and otherwise the person moves uniformly to a neighboring room.
The problem asks us to perform a level order traversal of an n-ary tree. In other words, we need to return the values of the tree nodes grouped by their depth. The root node represents level 0, its immediate children are level 1, their children are level 2, and so on.
This problem asks us to count the number of valid paths in a grid under very strict movement rules. We are given a matrix where each cell has a special meaning: - 1 is the starting position - 2 is the ending position - 0 is an empty square we may walk on - -1 is an obstacle…
The problem asks us to determine whether a given integer array forms a valid mountain array. A mountain array has a very specific structure. The values must first strictly increase until they reach a single peak, then strictly decrease after the peak.
This problem asks us to create a deep copy of an undirected connected graph. We are given a reference to one node in the graph, and we must return a completely independent copy of the entire graph structure.
This problem asks us to find the smallest integer that is strictly greater than a given integer n, while using exactly the same digits as n. In other words, we are allowed to rearrange the digits of the number, but we cannot add or remove digits.
This problem models a chain reaction of falling dominoes. We are given a string where each character represents the initial state of a domino in a row. A domino can be in one of three states: - 'L' means the domino has been pushed to the left.
This problem asks us to find the length of the longest contiguous substring in which every vowel appears an even number
This problem asks us to analyze two database tables, Subscriptions and Streams, and determine how many accounts purchased a subscription during the year 2021 but never streamed any content during 2021. The Subscriptions table stores subscription intervals for each account.
The problem gives us the numbers from 1 to n, and asks us to find the kth permutation when all possible permutations are ordered lexicographically.
The problem asks us to find the shortest path from the top-left corner (0, 0) to the bottom-right corner (n-1, n-1) of a given n x n binary matrix grid. A cell with a value of 0 is passable, while a cell with a value of 1 is blocked.
This problem asks us to build a product suggestion system similar to what appears in e commerce search bars. We are give
The problem asks us to count all the negative numbers in a 2D matrix grid where each row and column is sorted in non-inc
We are given a binary string representing Vasya's observations over several days. A character '1' means a signal was received on that day, while '0' means no signal appeared.
The problem asks us to count how many non-empty rectangular submatrices inside a 2D matrix have a sum equal to a given target. A submatrix is any contiguous rectangular region within the matrix.
We need to decide whether a given string can be interpreted as a valid domain name under a simplified set of rules. The string may only contain lowercase English letters, digits, and dots. Dots separate the string into segments.
We have an n × m grid. Every cell must contain one of four corner-shaped pipe pieces. Each piece connects exactly two adjacent sides of the cell.
The problem asks us to design a stack data structure, MaxStack, which behaves like a normal stack with additional operations for efficiently accessing and removing the maximum element.
The problem gives us a list of rectangles, where each rectangle is represented as [li, wi]. Here, li is the rectangle's length and wi is its width. From each rectangle, we want to determine the largest square that can be cut from it.
The problem asks us to determine whether the elements of a given array can be rearranged so that they form an arithmetic
In this problem, we are given two arrays: - boxes, where each value represents the height of a box - warehouse, where ea
The problem asks us to find the smallest element that appears in every row of a given m x n matrix mat, where each row is sorted in strictly increasing order. In other words, we need an element that is common to all rows and is the minimum among all such elements.
The problem asks us to navigate a m x n integer matrix grid from the top-left corner (0, 0) to the bottom-right corner (
The problem asks us to determine whether two strings are exactly one edit apart. An edit can be one of three operations: 1. Insert a single character 2. Delete a single character 3. Replace one character with a different character The key detail is the word exactly.
The problem is asking whether a given string s can be rearranged to form exactly k non-empty palindrome strings using al
The problem gives us a string representation of a nested integer structure and asks us to reconstruct the corresponding NestedInteger object hierarchy. A NestedInteger can represent one of two things: 1. A single integer value 2.
The problem asks us to design a data structure that behaves like an infinite row of stacks, where every stack has the same fixed capacity. Instead of working with a single stack, we maintain many stacks indexed from left to right starting at 0.
This problem asks us to determine the maximum number of ice cream bars a boy can buy with a limited number of coins. The input consists of an array costs, where costs[i] represents the price of the i-th ice cream bar, and an integer coins representing the total coins available.
The problem gives two inputs: a pattern string and a space-separated string of words. We need to determine whether the sequence of words follows the same structure as the sequence of characters in the pattern.
We are asked to find an integer point on a straight line described by the equation Ax + By + C = 0. The inputs are three integers, A, B, and C, which define the slope and position of the line.
We are asked to simulate planting crops on a rectangular field, but with a catch: some cells are wasteland. The field is represented as an n by m grid, with rows numbered from 1 to n and columns from 1 to m.
Each row of the table contains integers, and from every row we must take a positive-length prefix. If we choose c[i] cells from row i, then the selected cells in that row are exactly the first c[i] entries.
The problem requires us to remove all elements from an integer array arr in the minimum number of moves, where a move consists of removing a contiguous palindromic subarray. A palindromic subarray reads the same forwards and backwards.
The problem requires calculating the sum of a subrange of all possible contiguous subarray sums of a given array nums.
The problem asks us to determine whether a given numeric string remains valid and unchanged when rotated 180 degrees. This property is called being "strobogrammatic". A strobogrammatic number is formed only by digits that still represent valid digits after rotation.
The problem asks us to compute the total tilt of an entire binary tree. Every node in the tree has its own tilt, and the final answer is the sum of all individual node tilts.
The problem gives us a list of points on a 2D coordinate plane. Each point is represented as [x, y], where x and y are integer coordinates. Our task is to determine the maximum number of points that lie on the same straight line.
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The problem gives us two sorted integer arrays, nums1 and nums2, and asks us to return the k pairs with the smallest sums. A pair is formed by taking one element from nums1 and one element from nums2.
This problem asks us to maximize a score obtained by performing a sequence of exactly m operations on an array nums of length n using multipliers from another array multipliers of length m.