A row- and column-sorted matrix rewards one observation: start from a corner and kill an entire row or column each step. That turns an O(m*n) scan into O(m+n), and the choice of corner is not arbitrary.
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A row- and column-sorted matrix rewards one observation: start from a corner and kill an entire row or column each step. That turns an O(m*n) scan into O(m+n), and the choice of corner is not arbitrary.
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