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Chef has a multiset $A$ where each element in the multiset $\in [0, N-1]$. In one operation, he can do either of the following on $A$: - Select an element $X$ and replace it with $2\cdot X$ - Select an element $X$ and replace it with $2\cdot X+1$ Chef wants to know the **minimum** number of operations required to make the *MEX* of $A$ equal to a given value $i$, for each $0\le i \le N$. The *ME

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