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Merge K Sorted Lists

Problem

Merge k sorted lists into one (analogous to merging postings lists in search).

Example

[[1,4,5],[1,3,4],[2,6]] -> [1,1,2,3,4,4,5,6]

Constraints

  • 0 ≤ k ≤ 10^4

Approach

Min-heap of heads, O(N log k).

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