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Distance to Nearest Zero

Also known as: 01 Matrix

This is really about exploring a state space without revisiting the same work. Interviewers love it because it reveals your traversal modeling and your edge-case discipline. The trap is revisiting states or missing a base case; your visited/queue logic needs to be tight.

Arrays & HashingBFS / DFS
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1Find Distance to Nearest Zeromedium
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