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You are given a 0-indexed integer array nums of length n.

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We want to group the indices so for each index i in the range [0, n - 1], it is assigned to exactly one group.

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A group assignment is valid if the following conditions hold:

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Return an integer denoting the minimum number of groups needed to create a valid group assignment.

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Example 1:

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\nInput: nums = [3,2,3,2,3]\nOutput: 2\nExplanation: One way the indices can be assigned to 2 groups is as follows, where the values in square brackets are indices:\ngroup 1 -> [0,2,4]\ngroup 2 -> [1,3]\nAll indices are assigned to one group.\nIn group 1, nums[0] == nums[2] == nums[4], so all indices have the same value.\nIn group 2, nums[1] == nums[3], so all indices have the same value.\nThe number of indices assigned to group 1 is 3, and the number of indices assigned to group 2 is 2.\nTheir difference doesn't exceed 1.\nIt is not possible to use fewer than 2 groups because, in order to use just 1 group, all indices assigned to that group must have the same value.\nHence, the answer is 2.
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Example 2:

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\nInput: nums = [10,10,10,3,1,1]\nOutput: 4\nExplanation: One way the indices can be assigned to 4 groups is as follows, where the values in square brackets are indices:\ngroup 1 -> [0]\ngroup 2 -> [1,2]\ngroup 3 -> [3]\ngroup 4 -> [4,5]\nThe group assignment above satisfies both conditions.\nIt can be shown that it is not possible to create a valid assignment using fewer than 4 groups.\nHence, the answer is 4.
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