Solution: Least Number of Unique Integers after K Removals
Explore how to minimize the number of unique integers in an array after removing exactly k elements. This lesson helps you understand leveraging frequency mapping and a min-heap to efficiently remove the least frequent elements first, solving the problem in O(n log n) time. You will learn to apply these techniques within coding interviews to optimize space and time complexities while tackling problems involving top-k elements.
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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:
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