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Number of Distinct Averages

You are given a 0-indexed integer array nums of even length.

You are given a 0-indexed integer array nums of even length.

As long as nums is not empty, you must repetitively:

The average of two numbers a and b is (a + b) / 2.

Return the number of distinct averages calculated using the above process.

Note that when there is a tie for a minimum or maximum number, any can be removed.

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Example 1

Input: nums = [4,1,4,0,3,5]

Output: 2

Explanation: 1. Remove 0 and 5, and the average is (0 + 5) / 2 = 2.5. Now, nums = [4,1,4,3]. 2. Remove 1 and 4. The average is (1 + 4) / 2 = 2.5, and nums = [4,3]. 3. Remove 3 and 4, and the average is (3 + 4) / 2 = 3.5. Since there are 2 distinct numbers among 2.5, 2.5, and 3.5, we return 2.

Example 2

Input: nums = [1,100]

Output: 1

Explanation: There is only one average to be calculated after removing 1 and 100, so we return 1.

Constraints

  • 2 <= nums.length <= 100
  • nums.length is even.
  • 0 <= nums[i] <= 100

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