Solution: Find the Celebrity
Explore how to find a celebrity in a gathering by using a stack data structure and a binary matrix representation. Understand the step-by-step method to narrow down and verify a celebrity based on who knows whom. This lesson teaches an efficient algorithm with O(N) time complexity, helping you prepare practical coding solutions for interviews.
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Statement
In a gathering of individuals (labeled from to ), there’s a possibility of one person being a celebrity. A celebrity is characterized by being known by everyone else and not knowing any attendees. This scenario is represented using an binary , where each cell contains either a or a . If , it signifies that person knows the person.
For the given , determine the existence of a celebrity within the group. If a celebrity is identified, return its label, otherwise return ...