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Fast Doubling Fibonacci Modulo Computation
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Fast Doubling Fibonacci Modulo Computation

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Problem

A Zoho Analytics computation may need to evaluate very large indexed sequence values without iterating through every preceding term. Given n and a positive modulus, return the nth Fibonacci number modulo that modulus using an algorithm faster than linear time.

The Fibonacci sequence is defined as F(0) = 0, F(1) = 1, and F(n) = F(n - 1) + F(n - 2) for n >= 2.

Use the fast-doubling identities:

  • F(2k) = F(k) * (2F(k + 1) - F(k))
  • F(2k + 1) = F(k)^2 + F(k + 1)^2

Formal Specification

Implement fibonacci_mod(n, mod), where n and mod are integers. Return an integer equal to F(n) % mod. The algorithm must run in O(log n) time.

Constraints

  • 0 <= n <= 10^18
  • 1 <= mod <= 10^9 + 7
  • Return an integer equal to F(n) modulo mod
  • The required time complexity is O(log n)

Function Signature

def fibonacci_mod(n, mod):
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