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Distance to Nearest Zero

Also known as: 01 Matrix

I push every zero into the queue before the first step. One multi-source sweep gives each cell its nearest-zero distance.

Arrays & HashingBFS / DFS

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1Find Distance to Nearest Zeromedium
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