Count Num Ways

Problem Overview

  • Count how many length-k substring reversals in string s produce a lexicographically smaller string.
  • Input: string s and integer k; output: an integer count under constraints 2 <= |s| <= 1e6 and 1 <= k <= min(|s|, 20).
  • Set in a hashing context where the count can act as a seed derived from the original string.
  • This Amazon interviews coding interview problem is a common interview question about string ordering and comparison.

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