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feat : added find majority element in array using Moore's Voting Algorithm
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/**
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* Moore Voting Algorithm to find the majority element in an array
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* Majority element is the one that appears more than n/2 times
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* geeksforgeeks: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/boyer-moore-majority-voting-algorithm/
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* @param {Array} arr array of integers
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* @returns {Number} majority element or null if no majority exists
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*/
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const MooreVotingAlgorithm = (arr) => {
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let candidate = null;
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let count = 0;
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// Phase 1: Finding the candidate
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for (let num of arr) {
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if (count === 0) {
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candidate = num;
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count = 1;
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} else if (num === candidate) {
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count++;
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} else {
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count--;
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}
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}
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// Phase 2: Validate the candidate
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count = 0;
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for (let num of arr) {
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if (num === candidate) {
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count++;
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}
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}
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return count > arr.length / 2 ? candidate : null;
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};

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