@Sanket: Yes. That is the first O(n) in my previous posting
http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks/msg/cd32a2276c6a2d22.
Dave
On Jun 26, 6:55 pm, Sanket <vasa.san...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Dave.
>
> Won't "Also, calculate the xor of the low order bits of the data"
> require you to access each value in the array once? Or am I not
> understanding what you meant?
>
> On Jun 26, 6:50 pm, Dave <dave_and_da...@juno.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > @Sanket: Sure. 0^1^2^...^N is periodic with period 4. Thus, only the
> > last two bits of N need be considered, i.e., N & 3. You could index
> > into an array A[] = {0,1,1,0}, or note that 0110 in binary is 6, so
> > the expression can be evaluated with bit operations by (6 >> (N & 3))
> > & 1. Also, calculate the xor of the low order bits of the data. If the
> > two quantities agree, you know that the low order bit of the missing
> > data is 0, else it is 1.
>
> > Dave
>
> > On Jun 26, 5:23 pm, Sanket <vasa.san...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Dave - Can you elaborate on how you can do this - "you can determine
> > > whether the low order bit of the missing number is 0 or 1"
>
> > > On Jun 26, 2:32 pm, Kamakshii Aggarwal <kamakshi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > thanks dave..
>
> > > > On 6/26/11, Dave <dave_and_da...@juno.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > @Kamakshii: In O(n), you can determine whether the low order bit of
> > > > > the missing number is 0 or 1. You can eliminate the approximately n/2
> > > > > numbers that do not have this low order bit. Then, in O(n/2), you can
> > > > > determine the next-to-low order bit. Etc. O(n) + O(n/2) + O(n/4) + ...
> > > > > = O(n).
>
> > > > > Dave
>
> > > > > On Jun 26, 2:41 am, Kamakshii Aggarwal <kamakshi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >> @dave:can u please give the divide and conquer solution
>
> > > > >> On 6/26/11, Kamakshii Aggarwal <kamakshi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > >> > @aditya:it is given in the question that u cannot access the entire
> > > > >> > element in single operaion..therefore both your above solution do
> > > > >> > not
> > > > >> > hold for this question.
>
> > > > >> > On 6/25/11, sunny agrawal <sunny816.i...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >> >> @Dave
> > > > >> >> yes u r right that integers means it can be big integers too.
> > > > >> >> generally when we talk about integers, they are 32 bit integers in
> > > > >> >> Programing/Algorithm Questions
> > > > >> >> so i was assuming that here
>
> > > > >> >> and about my solution - yes it will be O(nlgn) or O(nw) not
> > > > >> >> acceptable
> > > > >> >> for
> > > > >> >> given Q :(
>
> > > > >> >> and yes a Divide and Conquer solution can do it in O(n). I just
> > > > >> >> came to
> > > > >> >> know
> > > > >> >> ..thanks
> > > > >> >> i little bit similer to my approach............Nice One
>
> > > > >> >> On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 9:15 PM, Dave <dave_and_da...@juno.com>
> > > > >> >> wrote:
>
> > > > >> >>> @Sunny. You are reading too much into that. There is no mention
> > > > >> >>> that
> > > > >> >>> the data are 32-bit integers. Perhaps they are big integers.
> > > > >> >>> What we
> > > > >> >>> know is that the data are not characters, real numbers, rational
> > > > >> >>> numbers, floating point, etc.
>
> > > > >> >>> Your algorithm is O(n*w), where w is the word size. As I said, a
> > > > >> >>> divide-and-conquer algorithm can find the missing number in O(n).
> > > > >> >>> Furthermore, this is independent of the word size.
>
> > > > >> >>> Dave
>
> > > > >> >>> On Jun 24, 11:44 pm, sunny agrawal <sunny816.i...@gmail.com>
> > > > >> >>> wrote:
> > > > >> >>> > @Dave it is given in Question that elements of array are
> > > > >> >>> > integer
>
> > > > >> >>> > On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 7:17 AM, Dave <dave_and_da...@juno.com>
> > > > >> >>> > wrote:
> > > > >> >>> > > @Sunny: What makes you think that the integers are 32 bits in
> > > > >> >>> > > length.
> > > > >> >>> > > Remember that O(.) notation applies as n --> infinity. Thus,
> > > > >> >>> > > O(n
> > > > >> >>> > > log
> > > > >> >>> > > n) is correct for a naive algorithm. But a little thought
> > > > >> >>> > > can give
> > > > >> >>> > > a
> > > > >> >>> > > divide-and-conquer algorithm which is O(n).
>
> > > > >> >>> > > Dave
>
> > > > >> >>> > > On Jun 24, 8:44 am, sunny agrawal <sunny816.i...@gmail.com>
> > > > >> >>> > > wrote:
> > > > >> >>> > > > hmm i also doubt that
> > > > >> >>> > > > but it is Strictly O(32n) not O(nlgn) where lgn <= 32
> > > > >> >>> > > > depending
> > > > >> >>> > > > upon
> > > > >> >>> > > value
> > > > >> >>> > > > of n
>
> > > > >> >>> > > > On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 1:10 PM, rizwan hudda
> > > > >> >>> > > > <rizwanhu...@gmail.com
>
> > > > >> >>> > > wrote:
> > > > >> >>> > > > > @sunny: Think again, your solution will take O(n*log(n)),
> > > > >> >>> > > > > where
> > > > >> >>> log(n)
> > > > >> >>> > > is
> > > > >> >>> > > > > the number of bits to represent
> > > > >> >>> > > > > the number.
>
> > > > >> >>> > > > > On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 6:51 PM, Sriganesh Krishnan <
> > > > >> >>> 2448...@gmail.com
> > > > >> >>> > > >wrote:
>
> > > > >> >>> > > > >> can you explain me....what the logic is...behind the xor
> > > > >> >>> > > operation?...is
> > > > >> >>> > > > >> it like inversion or encryption?
>
> > > > >> >>> > > > >> On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 11:59 AM, sunny agrawal <
> > > > >> >>> > > sunny816.i...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>> initially compute xor of all the values from 0 to n in
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>> a
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>> variable
> > > > >> >>> > > Temp
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>> so temp = 0^1^2........^n
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>> let result is used to store the missing number
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>> for each ith bit of missing number where i = 0-31 we
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>> can
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>> find
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>> it
> > > > >> >>> as
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>> following
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>> ith bit of result = (xor of all ith bits of values of
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>> array)
> > > > >> >>> xored
> > > > >> >>> > > with
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>> (ith
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>> bit of temp)
>
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>> On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 12:25 AM, oppilas . <
> > > > >> >>> > > jatka.oppimi...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>>> Is the array sorted?
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>>> In A[1..n], one number is missing from 0 to N. So,
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>>> A[5]={--INF, 2,1,3,0} is a valid case?
>
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>>> On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 11:51 PM, RollBack <
> > > > >> >>> rajeevr...@gmail.com
> > > > >> >>> > > >wrote:
>
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>>>> An array A[1...n] contains all the integers from 0
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>>>> to n
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>>>> except
> > > > >> >>> for
> > > > >> >>> > > one
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>>>> number which is
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>>>> missing. In this problem, we cannot access an entire
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>>>> integer
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>>>> in
> > > > >> >>> A
> > > > >> >>> > > with
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>>>> a single opera-
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>>>> tion. The elements of A are represented in binary,
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>>>> and the
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>>>> only
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>>>> operation we can use
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>>>> to access them is “fetch the jth bit of A[i]”, which
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>>>> takes
> > > > >> >>> constant
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>>>> time. Write code to
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>>>> find the missing integer. Can you do it in O(n)
> > > > >> >>> > > > >>>>> time?
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