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Solution: Smallest Range Covering Elements from K Lists

Explore how to find the smallest range covering at least one element from each of k sorted lists. Learn to use min heaps to dynamically track and narrow down ranges, ensuring efficient solution within optimal time and space complexities.

Statement

You are given kk sorted lists of integers, nums, where each list in nums is in non-decreasing order. Your task is to find the smallest range that contains at least one element from each of the kk lists.

A range [a,b][a,b] is considered smaller than another range [c,d][c,d] if ...