The answer
The second pass will never find a number strictly less than the maximum. The 'second_max' variable will remain at its initial value, signaling no valid answer.
The Two-Pass Algorithm for Finding the Second Largest
What happens if all elements in the array are the same?
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It is an algorithm that iterates entirely through a dataset exactly two times to achieve the final result.
It is O(2N), which simplifies to O(N) Linear Time in Big O notation, making it highly efficient.
During the second pass, the condition explicitly checks that the current number is strictly less than the maximum, automatically bypassing any duplicates of the max.
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