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介绍尺寸等于set的数组。使数组元素保存集合中每个元素的地址。生成由数组/集合大小限定的随机整数 R
,在由 R
索引的数组元素中选择地址并取消引用set的元素。
This question with an added constraint.
I'm willing to allow not-uniform selection as long as it's not to lop sided.
Given that "sets are typically implemented as binary search trees" and I expect they will contain some kind of depth or size information for balancing, I would expect you could do some sort of weighted random walk of the tree. However I don't know of any remotely portable way to do that.
Edit: The constraint is NOT for the amortized time.
Introduce array with size equal to set. Make array elements hold addresses of every element in set. Generate random integer R
bounded by array/set size, pick address in array's element indexed by R
and dereference it to obtain set's element.