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Solution: Number of Islands

Explore how to apply the Union Find algorithm to identify and count islands in a 2D grid of binary values. Learn to connect adjacent land cells, merge their sets, and track the total number of distinct islands efficiently. This lesson helps you understand grid traversal and graph connectivity concepts using Union Find.

Statement

Let’s consider a scenario with an (m×n)(m \times n) 2D grid containing binary numbers, where '0' represents water and '1' represents land. If any '1' cells are connected to each other horizontally or vertically (not diagonally), they form an island. Your task is to return the total number of islands in the grid.

Constraints:

  • 11 \leq grid.length 50\leq 50

  • 11 \leq ...