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Solution: Least Number of Unique Integers after K Removals

Explore techniques to minimize the number of unique integers remaining in an array after removing exactly k elements. Understand how to use frequency maps and min heaps to target the least frequent elements first, enabling efficient removals and optimal results. This lesson helps you apply these strategies to solve similar problems with a clear algorithmic approach and analyze time and space complexity.

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:

  • 11 \leq arr.length 103\leq 10^3

  • 11 \leq arr[i] 105\leq 10^5

  • 00 \leq ...