Approach Summary
Always schedule the most frequent remaining task with a max-heap and cooldown queue. Formula: max(n, (maxFreq-1)*(n+1) + tasksWithMaxFreq).
How to Recognize This Pattern
- Task scheduling with cooldown
- Minimize idle time
Complexity Analysis
Time Complexity
O(n log n)
Space Complexity
O(n)
Tags
Array Heap Greedy