greedy-scan-correct-for-prefix-free-codes

Status: IN

The greedy left-to-right scan in the 1-bit/2-bit characters problem produces the unique valid decoding because `{0, 10, 11}` is a prefix-free code — no backtracking or DP is needed.

Source: entries/2026/06/06/1-bit-and-2-bit-characters-solution.md

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