Russian Dolls (Intuit India)

Problem Overview

  • Find the minimum number of dolls left after nesting as many as possible; smaller fits into larger, equal sizes cannot nest.
  • Input: N and N doll sizes; Output: one integer; Constraints: 1 ≤ N ≤ 1e5, sizes ≤ 1e5.
  • Real-world context: packing Russian nesting dolls by size.
  • An Intuit India coding interview problem often used as an interview question in Intuit interviews.

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