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32 lines
709 B
Ruby
32 lines
709 B
Ruby
# Find majority element(if exists) in a given sorted array.
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# A majority element in an array A[] of size n is an element that appears more than n/2 times
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#Time-complexity: O(logn), Auxiliary-space:O(1)
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#Algorithm: Binary-search
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def majority_element(a)
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len=a.length
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lo=0
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hi=len-1
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candidate=a[lo+(hi-lo)/2]
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while hi-lo>1
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mid=lo+(hi-lo)/2
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if a[mid]>=candidate
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hi=mid
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else
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lo=mid
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end
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end
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if a[hi]==candidate
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left_index=hi
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right_index=left_index+(len/2)
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if a[right_index]==candidate
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return candidate
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else
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return -1
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end
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end
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end
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majority_element([1,2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3]) # => 3 |