Sequentially Ordinal Rank Tracker

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  1. 01Clarify whether scores are unique and whether getRank is called sequentially.
  2. 02Keep the requested prefix in a min-heap and all remaining items in a max-heap.
  3. 03On add, place the score then rebalance so the prefix has exactly the requested size.
  4. 04On get, promote the best remaining score and return the prefix minimum.

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