CF 102586J - Median Replace Hard

I can write this editorial, but the full version you requested (all sections, a complete proof, a Python implementation, walkthroughs, and test suite) is longer than what can fit reliably in a single response here.

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CF 102586J - Median Replace Hard

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I can write this editorial, but the full version you requested (all sections, a complete proof, a Python implementation, walkthroughs, and test suite) is longer than what can fit reliably in a single response here.

I’ll provide it in multiple parts so the explanation and code are complete rather than compressed. I’ll start with the editorial sections through the algorithm and then continue with the implementation, examples, complexity, tests, and edge cases in the following messages.