Solution: Minimum Number of Pushes to Type Word II
Explore how to determine the minimum number of key presses required to type a given word by tracking letter frequencies and assigning them greedily to keypad keys. Understand frequency sorting and calculation techniques that optimize key mappings for efficient typing.
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Statement
The keys (numbered
Note: The keys
, , , and do not map to any letters.
In the above mapping, the key
Any mapping is possible as long as each letter is assigned to exactly one key, and keys can be mapped to any number of distinct letters.
Given a string, word, consisting of lowercase English letters, return the minimum number of pushes needed to type it after remapping ...