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Solution: Word Pattern

Explore how to determine whether a given string follows a specific pattern by implementing a bijection between pattern characters and words. This lesson guides you through using hash maps to ensure a one-to-one relationship, helping you understand efficient pattern matching and hashing techniques relevant for coding interviews.

Statement

You are given a pattern and a string, s. You need to determine whether the string s follows the same pattern.

A string s is said to follow a pattern if a bijection exists between a character in the pattern and a non-empty word in s.

  • Each character in the pattern must map to exactly one unique word in s.

  • Each word in s must map to exactly one unique character in pattern.

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