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Solution: Find Median from Data Stream

Explore how to implement a MedianOfStream class that supports adding numbers and finding the median in dynamic data streams. Understand the use of two heaps to maintain balanced halves of numbers, enabling quick median calculation with optimized time complexity.

Statement

Design a data structure that stores a dynamically changing list of integers and can find the median in constant time, O(1)O(1), as the list grows. To do that, implement a class named MedianOfStream with the following functionality:

  • Constructor(): Initializes an instance of the class.

  • insertNum(int num): Adds a new integer num to the data structure.

  • findMedian(): Returns the median of all integers added so far.

Note: The median is the middle value in a sorted list of integers.

  • For an odd-sized list (e.g., [4,5,6][4, 5, 6]), the median is the middle element: 55 ...