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For detecting the presence of cycle in linked list.

Explain how finding cycle start node in cycle linked list work?

I understand that Tortoise and Hare's meeting concludes the existence of loop, but how does moving tortoise to beginning of …

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Why increase pointer by two while finding loop in linked list, why not 3,4,5?

I had a look at question already which talk about algorithm to find loop in a linked list. I have …

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How can we find the starting node of a loop in link list?

According to the Floyd's cycle finding algorithm, the point where tortoise and hare meets explains the circular nature in the …

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Cycle detection in linked list with the Hare and Tortoise approach

I understand that in order to detect a cycle in a linked list I can use the Hare and Tortoise …

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