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Given an integer array nums, your goal is to make all elements in nums equal. To complete one operation, follow these steps:

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  1. Find the largest value in nums. Let its index be i (0-indexed) and its value be largest. If there are multiple elements with the largest value, pick the smallest i.
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  2. Find the next largest value in nums strictly smaller than largest. Let its value be nextLargest.
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Return the number of operations to make all elements in nums equal.

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Example 1:

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\nInput: nums = [5,1,3]\nOutput: 3\nExplanation: It takes 3 operations to make all elements in nums equal:\n1. largest = 5 at index 0. nextLargest = 3. Reduce nums[0] to 3. nums = [3,1,3].\n2. largest = 3 at index 0. nextLargest = 1. Reduce nums[0] to 1. nums = [1,1,3].\n3. largest = 3 at index 2. nextLargest = 1. Reduce nums[2] to 1. nums = [1,1,1].\n
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Example 2:

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\nInput: nums = [1,1,1]\nOutput: 0\nExplanation: All elements in nums are already equal.\n
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Example 3:

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\nInput: nums = [1,1,2,2,3]\nOutput: 4\nExplanation: It takes 4 operations to make all elements in nums equal:\n1. largest = 3 at index 4. nextLargest = 2. Reduce nums[4] to 2. nums = [1,1,2,2,2].\n2. largest = 2 at index 2. nextLargest = 1. Reduce nums[2] to 1. nums = [1,1,1,2,2].\n3. largest = 2 at index 3. nextLargest = 1. Reduce nums[3] to 1. nums = [1,1,1,1,2].\n4. largest = 2 at index 4. nextLargest = 1. Reduce nums[4] to 1. nums = [1,1,1,1,1].\n
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