EasyNo. 2475

Number of Unequal Triplets in Array — LeetCode 2475 Python Solution

Pattern
Sorting
Topics
Array, Hash Table, Sorting
Reading time
2 min

The problem

You are given a 0-indexed array of positive integers nums. Find the number of triplets (i, j, k) that meet the following conditions: 0 <= i < j < k < nums.length nums[i], nums[j], and nums[k] are pairwise distinct.

Example

Input
nums = [4,4,2,4,3]
Output
3
Explanation
The following triplets meet the conditions:

Python solution

PythonSolution
class Solution:
    def unequalTriplets(self, nums: List[int]) -> int:
        n = len(nums)
        ans = 0
        for i in range(n):
            for j in range(i + 1, n):
                for k in range(j + 1, n):
                    ans += (
                        nums[i] != nums[j] and nums[j] != nums[k] and nums[i] != nums[k]
                    )
        return ans

Complexity

Time
O(n3)where n is the length of the array nums
Space · auxiliary
O(1)

Pattern: Sorting

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The Python solution on this page runs in O(n3), where n is the length of the array nums.

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The Python solution on this page uses O(1) auxiliary space.

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