Efficient Counter Implementation with Bit Arrays and Amortized Analysis
To implement a counter supporting both increment and reset operations in O(n) amortized time, we utilize a bit array along with a pointer tracking the position of the most significant set bit.
The data structure maintains:
A binary array bits representing the counter value
An index top_bit pointing to the highest-order 1-bit
For the increment ...
Posted on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:43:09 +0000 by stangoe