Solution: Least Number of Unique Integers after K Removals
Understand how to reduce the number of unique integers after removing exactly k elements from an array by targeting the least frequent numbers first. Discover the use of frequency counting and min heaps to efficiently remove elements and find the minimal count of distinct integers remaining. This lesson guides you through implementing this approach with time and space complexity considerations in mind.
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Statement
You are given an integer array, arr, and an integer, k. Your task is to remove exactly k elements from the array so that the number of distinct integers remaining in the array is minimized. Determine the minimum possible count of unique integers after the removals.
Constraints:
arr.lengtharr[i]...