493. Reverse Pairs

Hard
Array
Binary Search
Divide and Conquer
Binary Indexed Tree
Segment Tree
Merge Sort
Ordered Set

Description

Given an integer array nums, return the number of reverse pairs in the array.

A reverse pair is a pair (i, j) where:

  • 0 <= i < j < nums.length and
  • nums[i] > 2 * nums[j].

 

Example 1:

Input: nums = [1,3,2,3,1]
Output: 2
Explanation: The reverse pairs are:
(1, 4) --> nums[1] = 3, nums[4] = 1, 3 > 2 * 1
(3, 4) --> nums[3] = 3, nums[4] = 1, 3 > 2 * 1

Example 2:

Input: nums = [2,4,3,5,1]
Output: 3
Explanation: The reverse pairs are:
(1, 4) --> nums[1] = 4, nums[4] = 1, 4 > 2 * 1
(2, 4) --> nums[2] = 3, nums[4] = 1, 3 > 2 * 1
(3, 4) --> nums[3] = 5, nums[4] = 1, 5 > 2 * 1

 

Constraints:

  • 1 <= nums.length <= 5 * 104
  • -231 <= nums[i] <= 231 - 1

Hints

Hint 1
Use the merge-sort technique.
Hint 2
Divide the array into two parts and sort them.
Hint 3
For each integer in the first part, count the number of integers that satisfy the condition from the second part. Use the pointer to help you in the counting process.

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