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Count Target Sum Index Pairs

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Problem

As always, what is the time complexity for the algorithm exercise?

Implement count_target_pairs(nums, target) to count distinct index pairs (i, j) where i < j and nums[i] + nums[j] == target. Return the count as an integer and analyze the time and space complexity.

Function signature: count_target_pairs(nums, target)

Constraints

  • 0 <= nums.length <= 10^4
  • -10^9 <= nums[i] <= 10^9
  • -2 * 10^9 <= target <= 2 * 10^9
  • Count pairs by indices, so duplicate values at different indices may create multiple pairs.

Function Signature

def count_target_pairs(nums, target):
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