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Problem: Number of Distinct Islands

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Explore how to identify and count distinct islands in a binary grid by applying hash maps to track unique island shapes. Learn to differentiate islands based on adjacency without rotation or flipping, enhancing problem-solving skills for coding interviews.

Statement

Given an m x n binary matrix where 11 represents land and 00 represents water. An island is a group of connected 1s1s that are adjacent horizontally or vertically. Two islands are considered the same if one matches the other without rotating or flipping. The task is to return the number of distinct islands.

Constraints:

  • m == grid.length

  • n == grid[i].length

  • 11 \leq m, n 100\leq100

  • grid[i][j] is either 00 or 11.

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Problem: Number of Distinct Islands

Medium
30 min
Explore how to identify and count distinct islands in a binary grid by applying hash maps to track unique island shapes. Learn to differentiate islands based on adjacency without rotation or flipping, enhancing problem-solving skills for coding interviews.

Statement

Given an m x n binary matrix where 11 represents land and 00 represents water. An island is a group of connected 1s1s that are adjacent horizontally or vertically. Two islands are considered the same if one matches the other without rotating or flipping. The task is to return the number of distinct islands.

Constraints:

  • m == grid.length

  • n == grid[i].length

  • 11 \leq m, n 100\leq100

  • grid[i][j] is either 00 or 11.