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Find Closest Number to Zero

Given an integer array nums of size n, return the number with the value closest to 0 in nums.

Given an integer array nums of size n, return the number with the value closest to 0 in nums. If there are multiple answers, return the number with the largest value.

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Example 1

Input: nums = [-4,-2,1,4,8]

Output: 1

Explanation: The distance from -4 to 0 is |-4| = 4. The distance from -2 to 0 is |-2| = 2. The distance from 1 to 0 is |1| = 1. The distance from 4 to 0 is |4| = 4. The distance from 8 to 0 is |8| = 8. Thus, the closest number to 0 in the array is 1.

Example 2

Input: nums = [2,-1,1]

Output: 1

Explanation: 1 and -1 are both the closest numbers to 0, so 1 being larger is returned.

Constraints

  • 1 <= n <= 1000
  • -10^5 <= nums[i] <= 10^5

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