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Merge k Sorted Lists
The heap is only half the solution. The real insight is maintaining exactly one valid frontier node per sorted list.
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K-Way Merge
Track one frontier candidate per sorted source to merge multiple lists, arrays, or streams efficiently with a heap.
Problems
Problems in K-Way Merge
Practice problems that share this primary solution pattern and compare the clues that reveal it.