3507. Minimum Pair Removal to Sort Array I

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Given an array nums, you can perform the following operation any number of times: - Select the adjacent pair with the minimum sum in nums. If multiple such pairs exist, choose the leftmost one. - Replace the pair with their sum. Return the minimum number of operations needed to make the array non-decreasing. An array is said to be non-decreasing if each element is greater than or equal to its

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