Dot Product of Two Sparse Vectors
Explore how to compute the dot product of two sparse vectors by designing and implementing a SparseVector class. Learn to handle sparse data efficiently and apply hash map concepts to optimize your solution. This lesson helps you develop a clear approach to solving problems involving sparse vectors in coding interviews.
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Statement
We must calculate the dot product of two given sparse vectors, nums1 and nums2.
Create a SparseVector class:
Constructor(): Initializes the object with the vector.
DotProduct(): Computes the dot product between the current instance of the vector and the other.
Note: A sparse vector is a vector that contains mostly zero values. Therefore, we should store the sparse vectors and calculate the dot product accordingly.
Constraints:
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