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169. Majority Element 👍

  • Time: $O(n)$
  • Space: $O(1)$
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class Solution {
 public:
  int majorityElement(vector<int>& nums) {
    int ans;
    int count = 0;

    for (const int num : nums) {
      if (count == 0)
        ans = num;
      count += num == ans ? 1 : -1;
    }

    return ans;
  }
};

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class Solution {
  public int majorityElement(int[] nums) {
    Integer ans = null;
    int count = 0;

    for (final int num : nums) {
      if (count == 0)
        ans = num;
      count += num == ans ? 1 : -1;
    }

    return ans;
  }
}

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class Solution:
  def majorityElement(self, nums: list[int]) -> int:
    ans = None
    count = 0

    for num in nums:
      if count == 0:
        ans = num
      count += (1 if num == ans else -1)

    return ans