[알고리즘] 52. Minimum Distances - 참신러닝 (Fresh-Learning)

We define the distance between two array values as the number of indices between the two values. Given , find the minimum distance between any pair of equal elements in the array. If no such value exists, print .

For example, if , there are two matching pairs of values: . The indices of the 's are and , so their distance is . The indices of the 's are and , so their distance is .

Function Description

Complete the minimumDistances function in the editor below. It should return the minimum distance between any two matching elements.

minimumDistances has the following parameter(s):

  • a: an array of integers

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