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Grokking the Coding Interview Patterns

Solution: Cyclic Sort

Explore the cyclic sort pattern to sort arrays where integers range from 1 to n in place, achieving O(n) time and O(1) extra space. Learn how to repeatedly swap misplaced elements until the array is fully sorted without extra memory.

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Statement

You are given an integer array, nums of size nn, where each number is distinct and falls within the range [1,n][1, n]. Your task is to sort the array in place while ensuring a time complexity of O(n)O(n) and using only O(1) ...