- Difficulty: Medium
- Tags: LeetCode, Medium, Array, Math, Sorting, leetcode-462, O(n) on average, O(1), Median, Quick Select
Problem
Given an integer array nums
of size n
, return the minimum number of moves required to make all array elements equal.
In one move, you can increment or decrement an element of the array by 1
.
Test cases are designed so that the answer will fit in a 32-bit integer.
Example 1:
Input: nums = [1,2,3] Output: 2 Explanation: Only two moves are needed (remember each move increments or decrements one element): [1,2,3] => [2,2,3] => [2,2,2]
Example 2:
Input: nums = [1,10,2,9] Output: 16
Constraints:
n == nums.length
1 <= nums.length <= 105
-109 <= nums[i] <= 109