Enumerating Narrative Sections

Problem Overview

  • Count contiguous subarrays that contain at least K pairs of identical values (indices differ).
  • Input: an array of integers and K; Output: the number of qualifying subarrays; constraints are unspecified.
  • Real-world framing: narrative sections where twin characters both appear within the same segment.
  • This problem was asked in Meta interviews and is a common coding interview interview question.

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