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Majority Element (easy)
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Problem Statement

Given an array nums having an n elements, identify the element that appears the majority of the time, meaning more than n/2 times.

Examples

  1. Example 1:

    • Input: [1, 2, 2, 3, 2]
    • Expected Output: 2
    • Justification: Here, '2' appears 3 times in a 5-element array, making it the majority element.

  2. Example 2:

    • Input: [4, 4, 4, 4, 7, 4, 4]
    • Expected Output: 4
    • Justification: '4' is the majority element as it appears 5 out of 7 times.

  3. Example 3:

    • Input: [9, 9, 1, 1, 9, 1, 9, 9]
    • Expected Output: 9
    • Justification: '9' is the majority element, appearing 5 times in an 8-element array.

Constraints:

  • n == nums.length
  • 1 <= n <= 5 * 10<sup>4</sup>
  • -10<sup>9</sup> <= nums[i] <= 10<sup>9</sup>

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