{"id":"running-minimum-pattern-recurs","text":"The running-minimum single-pass pattern (track smallest-so-far, compute difference against current element) is used across multiple solutions including buy/sell stock and maximum-difference-between-increasing-elements, with only the sentinel return value differing.","truth_value":"IN","source":"entries/2026/06/06/maximum-difference-between-increasing-elements-solution.md","source_url":"","source_hash":"","justifications":[],"dependents":[],"metadata":{},"created_at":"","updated_at":"","reviewed_at":"","verified_at":"","retracted_at":"","explanation":{"steps":[{"node":"running-minimum-pattern-recurs","truth_value":"IN","reason":"premise"}]}}