Find P-Matching Score
Problem Overview
- Compute the p-matching score: the max count of start indices i in userID1 where the length-|userID2|, step-p character sequence can be rearranged to userID2.
- Inputs: userID1, userID2 (lowercase), and integer p; Output: an integer score.
- Constraints: 1 ≤ |userID2| ≤ |userID1| ≤ 1e6, 1 ≤ p ≤ 1e6.
- Real-world context: comparing Amazon customer usernames; an Amazon coding interview problem and interview question.
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