Given an integer array num
sorted in non-decreasing order.
You can perform the following operation any number of times:
i
and j
, where nums[i] < nums[j]
.i
and j
from nums
. The remaining elements retain their original order, and the array is re-indexed.Return the minimum length of nums
after applying the operation zero or more times.
Example 1:
Input: nums = [1,2,3,4]
Output: 0
Explanation:
Example 2:
Input: nums = [1,1,2,2,3,3]
Output: 0
Explanation:
Example 3:
Input: nums = [1000000000,1000000000]
Output: 2
Explanation:
Since both numbers are equal, they cannot be removed.
Example 4:
Input: nums = [2,3,4,4,4]
Output: 1
Explanation:
Constraints:
1 <= nums.length <= 105
1 <= nums[i] <= 109
nums
is sorted in non-decreasing order.