Solution: Most Stones Removed with Same Row or Column
Explore how to apply the Union Find data structure to solve the problem of removing the maximum number of stones from a grid, where stones sharing rows or columns form groups. This lesson helps you understand grouping connected components and optimizing removal efficiently in coding interviews.
Statement
Given an array of stones in a two-dimensional plane, where each stone is represented by a pair of x and y coordinates, find the maximum number of stones we can remove with the following condition:
A stone can be removed if it shares either the same row or the same column with another stone that has not been removed so far.
Stones are provided as an array, stones, of length , where represents the ...