Score : $700$ points
There are $N$ strings arranged in a row. It is known that, for any two adjacent strings, the string to the left is lexicographically smaller than the string to the right. That is, $S_1<S_2<...<S_N$ holds lexicographically, where $S_i$ is the $i$-th string from the left.
At least how many different characters are contained in $S_1,S_2,...,S_N$, if the length of $S_i$ is known to be $A_i$?
The strings do not necessarily consist of English alphabet; there can be arbitrarily many different characters (and the lexicographic order is defined for those characters).
Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:
$N$ $A_1$ $A_2$ $...$ $A_N$
Print the minimum possible number of different characters contained in the strings.
3 3 2 1
2
The number of different characters contained in $S_1,S_2,...,S_N$ would be $3$ when, for example, $S_1=$abc
, $S_2=$bb
and $S_3=$c
.
However, if we choose the strings properly, the number of different characters can be $2$.
5 2 3 2 1 2
2