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Finds the missing number in a list
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//Find the missing number in a list | |
//http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2113795/quickest-way-to-find-missing-number-in-an-array-of-numbers | |
//list can start anywhere, assumes arithmetric series where n, n+1,n+2 etc.. | |
function getMissingNum() { | |
var start = Math.floor(Math.random() * 150) / 1; | |
var nElem = Math.floor(Math.random() * 20) / 1; | |
var set = []; | |
var rand = Math.floor(Math.random() * nElem) + start / 1; | |
for (var i = start; i <= start + nElem; i++) { | |
//skip one number randomly | |
if (i == rand) continue; | |
set.push(i); | |
} | |
var sum = 0; | |
for (var i = 0; i < set.length; i++) { | |
sum += set[i]; | |
} | |
// Total = N * (N + 1) / 2 | |
var max = set[set.length - 1]; | |
var min = set[0];// - 1; | |
var actual = (((max * (max + 1)) / 2)); | |
var excluded = (((min * (min + 1)) / 2)); | |
var missing = actual - excluded - sum + start; | |
if (min > start) { | |
missing = missing + min; | |
} | |
return { | |
missing: missing, | |
min: min, | |
max: max, | |
actual: actual, | |
excluded: excluded, | |
rand: rand, | |
start: start, | |
nElem: nElem | |
} | |
} | |
var results = []; | |
for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++) { | |
var result = getMissingNum(); | |
if (result.rand != result.missing) { | |
results.push(result); | |
} | |
} | |
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