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Count the Number of Computer Unlocking Permutations

Medium

You receive an array complexity of length n.

There are n locked computers in a room with labels from 0 to n - 1, each with its own unique password. The password of the computer i has a complexity complexity[i].

The password for the computer labeled 0 is already decrypted and serves as the root. All other computers must be unlocked using it or another previously unlocked computer, following this information:

  • You can decrypt the password for the computer i using the password for computer j, where j is any integer less than i with a lower complexity. (i.e. j < i and complexity[j] < complexity[i] )

  • To decrypt the password for computer i, you must have already unlocked a computer j such that j < i and complexity[j] < complexity[i].

Find the count of permutations of [0, 1, 2,..., (n - 1)] that represent a valid order in which the computers can be unlocked, starting from computer 0 as the only initially unlocked one.

Since the answer may be large, provide it modulo 10 ^9 + 7.

Note that the password for the computer with label 0 is decrypted, and not the computer with the first position in the permutation.

Example 1

Input: complexity = [1,2,3]

Output: 2

Explanation: The valid permutations are:

  • [0, 1, 2]

    • Unlock computer 0 first with root password.

    • Unlock computer 1 with password of computer 0 since complexity[0] < complexity[1].

    • Unlock computer 2 with password of computer 1 since complexity[1] < complexity[2].

  • [0, 2, 1]

    • Unlock computer 0 first with root password.

    • Unlock computer 2 with password of computer 0 since complexity[0] < complexity[2].

    • Unlock computer 1 with password of computer 0 since complexity[0] < complexity[1].

Example 2

Input: complexity = [3,3,3,4,4,4]

Output: 0

Explanation: There are no valid permutations which can unlock all computers.

Constraints

  • 2 <= complexity.length <= 10^5
  • 1 <= complexity[i] <= 10^9

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