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Median of Unsorted List

MediumPython

Problem

Find the median of an unsorted list.

Implement median_unsorted(nums) and return a numeric median. For an odd-length list, return the middle value after ordering. For an even-length list, return the arithmetic mean of the two middle values. The input contains at least one integer, and the function may modify nums in place.

Function signature: def median_unsorted(nums):

Constraints

  • 1 <= nums.length <= 100000
  • -10^9 <= nums[i] <= 10^9
  • All elements of nums are integers
  • The function may modify nums in place

Function Signature

def median_unsorted(nums):
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