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Solution: Number of Islands

Explore how to apply the union find pattern to count islands in a binary grid by connecting adjacent land cells. Understand step-by-step how to initialize and merge sets, resulting in an efficient solution with clear time and space complexity.

Statement

Let’s consider a scenario with an (m×n)(m \times n) 2D grid containing binary numbers, where '0' represents water and '1' represents land. If any '1' cells are connected to each other horizontally or vertically (not diagonally), they form an island. Your task is to return the total number of islands in the grid.

Constraints:

  • 11 \leq grid.length 50\leq 50

  • 11 \leq ...