Prefix Sum pattern

Overview

Precompute running totals · range sum in O(1). Watch it run step by step, then write your own pseudocode and get it checked by AI.

  • Concept
  • 1 approach

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Prefix Sum

Concept lesson

The approach

  1. 01 Concept O(n) build, O(1) queryO(n) space
Played step by step, with its time and space.

What you will learn

  • The idea behind Prefix Sum, drawn one step at a time
  • Concept: O(n) build, O(1) query time, O(n) space
  • The pseudocode for each approach, its line lit as the animation runs

More Prefix Sum

See Overview run, step by step

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