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Problem: Minimum Adjacent Swaps to Make a Valid Array

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Try to solve the Minimum Adjacent Swaps to Make a Valid Array problem.

Statement

Given a 00-indexed integer array nums, you may perform swaps on adjacent elements any number of times.

An array is considered valid if it satisfies both of the following conditions:

  • The smallest element (or any one of the smallest elements, if duplicates exist) is located at the leftmost position of the array.

  • The largest element (or any one of the largest elements, if duplicates exist) is located at the rightmost position of the array.

Return the minimum number of adjacent swaps needed to make nums a valid array.

Constraints:

  • 11 \leq nums.length 105\leq 10^5

  • 11 \leq nums[i] 105\leq 10^5

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Problem: Minimum Adjacent Swaps to Make a Valid Array

med
30 min
Try to solve the Minimum Adjacent Swaps to Make a Valid Array problem.

Statement

Given a 00-indexed integer array nums, you may perform swaps on adjacent elements any number of times.

An array is considered valid if it satisfies both of the following conditions:

  • The smallest element (or any one of the smallest elements, if duplicates exist) is located at the leftmost position of the array.

  • The largest element (or any one of the largest elements, if duplicates exist) is located at the rightmost position of the array.

Return the minimum number of adjacent swaps needed to make nums a valid array.

Constraints:

  • 11 \leq nums.length 105\leq 10^5

  • 11 \leq nums[i] 105\leq 10^5

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