Problem 45455. Most Frequent Characters

Given a document file or a character array, identify the 'n' most frequently occurring characters and the number of times each appears.
Inputs:
x= 'aaabbc'
n=2
Outputs:
out_1= {'a', 'b'}
out_2 = [3, 2]
  • the characters should be returned in a cell array
  • the frequency of occurrence should be returned in a numeric array
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69.23% Correct | 30.77% Incorrect
Last Solution submitted on Jun 24, 2025

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