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Solution: Most Stones Removed with Same Row or Column

Solution: Most Stones Removed with Same Row or Column

Let's solve the Most Stones Removed with Same Row or Column problem using the Union Find pattern.

Statement

Given an array of nn stones in a two-dimensional plane, where each stone is represented by a pair of x and y coordinates, find the maximum number of stones we can remove with the following condition:

A stone can be removed if it shares either the same row or the same column with another stone that has not been removed so far.

Stones are provided as an array, stones, of length nn, where stones[i]=[xi,yi]stones[i] = [x_i, y_i] represents the ithi^{th} ...

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