Top K Frequent Elements
Explore methods to identify the top k frequent elements in an integer array. Understand problem constraints, practice implementing solutions, and strengthen your coding interview skills with this key coding pattern.
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Statement
Given an array of integers, arr, and an integer, k, return the most frequent elements.
Note: You can return the answer in any order.
Constraints:
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arr.length -
arr[i] - 1
knumber of unique elements in an array. - It is guaranteed that the answer is unique.
Examples
Understand the problem
Let’s take a moment to make sure you’ve correctly understood the problem. The quiz below helps you check if you’re solving the correct problem:
Top K Frequent Elements
What is the output if the following inputs are given?
arr = [1, 1, 2, 4, 5, 5]
k = 2
[1]
[5]
[1, 5]
[1, 2]
Figure it out!
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Try it yourself
Implement your solution in the following coding playground:
import { MinHeap, MaxHeap } from './Heap.js'/* The following definition is for MinHeap.You can use the same methods for MaxHeap.class MinHeap {size(); // return number of elementspeek(); // return top element without removingpush(val); // insert elementpop(); // remove and return top element}*/function topKFrequent(arr, k){// Replace this placeholder return statement with your codereturn []}export {topKFrequent}