A segment tree answers any associative range query (sum, min, max, gcd) with point or range updates in O(log n). The signal is the recursive split into covered, disjoint, and partial nodes, plus lazy propagation for range updates. Here is the answer.
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A segment tree answers any associative range query (sum, min, max, gcd) with point or range updates in O(log n). The signal is the recursive split into covered, disjoint, and partial nodes, plus lazy propagation for range updates. Here is the answer.
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