Solution: Minimum Number of Pushes to Type Word II
Understand how to minimize the number of key presses required to type a word by analyzing letter frequencies and remapping them to keypad keys efficiently. This lesson guides you through frequency counting, sorting, and greedy assignments to optimize typing on a phone keypad.
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Statement
The keys (numbered
Note: The keys
, , , and do not map to any letters.
In the above mapping, the key
Any mapping is possible as long as each letter is assigned to exactly one key, and keys can be mapped to any number of distinct letters.
Given a string, word, consisting of lowercase English letters, return the minimum number of pushes needed to type it after remapping ...