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Medium#2439
LeetCode Problem

Minimize Maximum of Array

Problem Statement

nums contains nonnegative integers. An operation takes 1 from a positive entry at index i > 0 and adds it to index i - 1. Return the smallest possible maximum entry after any number of operations; values can move only toward earlier indices.

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Examples

# Example 1

Input
nums = [3,7,1,6]
Output
5

# Example 2

Input
nums = [10,1]
Output
10

Constraints

n == nums.length
2 <= n <= 10^5
0 <= nums[i] <= 10^9

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