Count kth largest element in string
Last updated: March 1, 2026
Quick Overview
Count the number of cycle in the given string.
Adobe
Coding & Algorithms
Machine Learning Engineer
Adobe
March 1, 2026Machine Learning Engineer
Technical Screen
Coding & Algorithms
Easy
53
3
159 solved
Count the number of cycle in the given string.
Adobe uses this problem in the Technical Screen to evaluate your algorithmic thinking. They expect you to discuss multiple approaches, analyze trade-offs between them, and implement the optimal solution with clean, readable code.
What the Interviewer Expects
- Identify the correct data structure and algorithm for the problem
- Write clean, bug-free code with proper variable naming
- Analyze time and space complexity correctly
- Handle basic edge cases (empty input, single element)
- Communicate your thought process while coding
Key Topics to Cover
Dynamic programming and memoization
Hash maps and frequency counting
Graph algorithms and traversal
Time and space complexity analysis
Edge cases and input validation
How to Approach This
- Clarify input constraints and edge cases before writing code.
- Walk through your approach verbally and confirm with the interviewer before coding.
- Start with a brute force solution, then optimize. Mention time and space complexity.
- Test your solution with examples, including edge cases like empty input or duplicates.
- Consider common patterns: sliding window, two pointers, hash map, BFS/DFS, dynamic programming.
Possible Follow-up Questions
- How would you parallelize this solution?
- What is the worst-case input for your solution?
- Can you solve this in a single pass?
- How would you modify your solution to handle streaming input?
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Problem Analysis
The problem requires us to count the number of cycles in a given string. A cycle can be defined as a sequence of characters that repeat in a circular manner. This suggests that we might need to analyz...
Approach
- Initialize a hash map (or dictionary) to keep track of character frequencies.
- Iterate through each character in the string:
- For each character, update its count in the hash map.
- After t...
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