N-Repeated Element in Size 2N Array - Problem
Find the N-Repeated Element in Size 2N Array
You're given an integer array
• The array has exactly
• There are
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• One special element appears exactly
Your mission is to find that special element that appears
Example: In array
You're given an integer array
nums with some special properties that make this problem quite interesting:• The array has exactly
2 * n elements• There are
n + 1 unique values in total•
n values appear exactly once• One special element appears exactly
n timesYour mission is to find that special element that appears
n times. Since it appears half the time in the array, it's like finding the "dominant" element!Example: In array
[1,2,3,3] with length 4 (so n=2), the element 3 appears 2 times while others appear once. Input & Output
example_1.py — Basic Case
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Input:
[1,2,3,3]
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Output:
3
💡 Note:
Array has length 4 (so n=2). Element 3 appears exactly 2 times while 1 and 2 appear once each.
example_2.py — Larger Array
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Input:
[2,1,2,5,3,2]
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Output:
2
💡 Note:
Array has length 6 (so n=3). Element 2 appears exactly 3 times while other elements appear once each.
example_3.py — Minimum Case
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Input:
[5,1,5,2,5,3,5,4]
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Output:
5
💡 Note:
Array has length 8 (so n=4). Element 5 appears exactly 4 times while elements 1,2,3,4 appear once each.
Constraints
- 2 <= nums.length <= 104
- 0 <= nums[i] <= 104
- nums.length is even
- nums contains n + 1 unique values
- Exactly one element repeats n times
Visualization
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Understanding the Visualization
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Start Scanning
Begin checking each element in the array
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Track Seen Elements
Use hash set to remember which elements we've encountered
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Detect Duplicate
First element we see twice is our repeated element
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Early Return
Return immediately - no need to check remaining elements
Key Takeaway
🎯 Key Insight: With only one element repeating exactly n times, any duplicate detection immediately gives us the answer!
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Explanation
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