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All O`one Data Structure
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1Give yourself 5 minutes
2Answer out loud, not in your head
3Then compare with the answer below
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- 01Map each key to its current count bucket.
- 02Link nonempty count buckets in increasing order.
- 03On increment, move key to count plus one bucket.
- 04On decrement, move key to count minus one or remove it.
- 05Read min and max from sentinel neighbors.
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