Solution: Find the Celebrity
Explore how to determine the existence of a celebrity in a gathering using stack operations and a binary matrix representation. Learn to apply an efficient O(N) solution that narrows down potential celebrities by comparing attendees and verifies the final candidate based on strict criteria. Understand both the algorithm steps and complexity analysis to prepare for coding interviews.
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Statement
In a gathering of individuals (labeled from to ), there’s a possibility of one person being a celebrity. A celebrity is characterized by being known by everyone else and not knowing any attendees. This scenario is represented using an binary , where each cell contains either a or a . If , it signifies that person knows the person.
For the given , determine the existence of a celebrity within the group. If a celebrity is identified, return its label, otherwise return ...