How to find unique elements in a vector without using unique or find?
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Trevor Badji
on 23 Oct 2016
Edited: Image Analyst
on 11 Dec 2017
I have A=randi(100,1,100); How can I find unique values in array and show them without using unique() and find() .
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John D'Errico
on 24 Oct 2016
Yes. It CAN be done using basic MATLAB statements.
For example, using sort, then diff and find will make it absolutely trivial. And if you cannot use unique, then sort, diff and find are off limits too.
But this is homework. You need to do your homework. There is simply no reason for this question under any other circumstances. It was assigned to you, for you to learn. If we doit for you then you learn nothing but how to get others to do your work.
Rena Berman
on 20 Jan 2017
Edited: Image Analyst
on 11 Dec 2017
(Answers Dev) Restored Question.
I have
A=randi(100,1,100);
How can I find unique values in array and show them without using unique() and find() .
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Massimo Zanetti
on 23 Oct 2016
Edited: Massimo Zanetti
on 23 Oct 2016
Use an histogram based approach (works only for positive integers)
%get M random numbers from 1 to N
M=10; N=25;
A=randi(N,1,M)
%find unique values
x=1:N;
unique_vals = x(logical(accumarray(A',1,[N,1])))
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Thorsten
on 24 Oct 2016
Edited: Thorsten
on 24 Oct 2016
You can do this with for and if:
suppose you have the numbers in x
and want to generate the unique numbers in xu
pick the first number of x, this is your first unique number in xu
now run through all the number in x
check if it is in xu
if so, proceed with the next number of x
else, add the number to your unique numbers x
Voilá
This is a possible algorithm, and it is up to you to implement it, to learn something.
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