templates/sqrt-decomposition.cpp
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SQRT Decomposition
Square root decomposition with sorted blocks for range counting queries and point updates in O(sqrt n).
#sqrt-decomposition#bucket#range-query#sorted-blocks
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#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
using ll = long long;
const int MAXN = 2e5 + 5;
int a[MAXN], n, blockSz;
vector<int> blocks[450];
void build() {
blockSz = max(1, (int)sqrt(n));
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
blocks[i / blockSz].push_back(a[i]);
for (int i = 0; i <= n / blockSz; i++)
sort(blocks[i].begin(), blocks[i].end());
}
void update(int idx, int val) {
int bi = idx / blockSz;
auto &blk = blocks[bi];
blk.erase(lower_bound(blk.begin(), blk.end(), a[idx]));
a[idx] = val;
blk.insert(lower_bound(blk.begin(), blk.end(), val), val);
}
int query(int l, int r, int x) {
int res = 0;
while (l <= r && l % blockSz != 0)
res += a[l++] >= x;
while (l + blockSz - 1 <= r) {
auto &blk = blocks[l / blockSz];
res += blk.end() - lower_bound(blk.begin(), blk.end(), x);
l += blockSz;
}
while (l <= r)
res += a[l++] >= x;
return res;
}37 linesutf-8
$cat explanation_notes.md
notes_viewer --renderedmarkdown (math enabled)
SQRT Decomposition
Partition an array of elements into blocks, each stored in sorted order. Enables range counting queries and point updates in .
How It Works
- Left/right partial blocks — scan linearly
- Full blocks — binary search for , count elements