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Solution: Remove K Digits

Explore how to apply a greedy algorithm that uses a monotonic stack to remove exactly k digits from a given number string. This lesson helps you understand minimizing the resulting number by maintaining the smallest possible digits through left-to-right scanning, managing deletions, and handling leading zeros. You will grasp both the approach and its efficiency in time and space.

Statement

Given a string, num, that represents a non-negative integer and an integer k, remove exactly k digits from num so that the remaining digits form the smallest possible number.

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