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[Instruction]
	Merge k sorted linked lists and return it as one sorted list. Analyze and describe its complexity.

	Example:

	Input:
	[
	  1->4->5,
	  1->3->4,
	  2->6
	]
	Output: 1->1->2->3->4->4->5->6

[Ground truth Answer]
class Solution(object):
    def mergeKLists(self, lists):
        """
        :type lists: List[ListNode]
        :rtype: ListNode
        """

        from heapq import heappush, heappop

        heap = []
        head = point = ListNode(0)
        for element in lists:
                if element:
                        heapq.heappush(heap, (element.val, element))

        while heap:
                value, node = heapq.heappop(heap)
                head.next = ListNode(value)
                head = head.next
                node = node.next
                if node:
                        heapq.heappush(heap, (node.val, node))

        return point.next

# Space: O(K)
# Time: O(N*log(K))
Here is another possible solution:
class Solution(object):
    def mergeKLists(self, lists):
        """
        :type lists: List[ListNode]
        :rtype: ListNode
        """

        def merge2Lists(l1, l2):
                head = point = ListNode(0)
                while l1 and l2:
                        if l1.val <= l2.val:
                                point.next = ListNode(l1.val)
                                l1 = l1.next
                        else:
                                point.next = ListNode(l2.val)
                                l2 = l2.next
                        point = point.next

                if l1:
                        point.next = l1
                else:
                        point.next = l2
                return head.next

        if not lists:
                return lists

        interval = 1
        while interval < len(lists):
                for index in range(0, len(lists) - interval ,interval*2):
                        lists[index] = merge2Lists(lists[index], lists[index+interval])

                interval *= 2

        return lists[0]



# Time: O(N*log(k))
# Space: O(1)

[Assistant's Response]
To merge k sorted linked lists into a single sorted linked list, we can utilize a min-heap (or priority queue) approach, which is efficient and straightforward. Here’s a detailed explanation of the process, along with complexity analysis:

### Approach

1. **Initialization**:
   - Create a min-heap to keep track of the smallest elements from each of the k linked lists.
   - Use a dummy node to facilitate the construction of the resultant merged linked list.

2. **Heap Population**:
   - Insert the head node of each of the k linked lists into the min-heap. The heap will automatically maintain the order based on the node values.

3. **Merging Process**:
   - While the min-heap is not empty:
     - Extract the smallest node from the heap, which represents the smallest current element among the lists.
     - Append this node to the merged linked list.
     - If the extracted node has a next node, insert that next node into the min-heap.

4. **Return the Result**:
   - Return the merged linked list starting from the node next to the dummy node.

### Complexity Analysis

1. **Time Complexity**:
   - Inserting a node into the min-heap takes \(O(\log k)\) time, where \(k\) is the number of linked lists.
   - Initially, inserting the head of each linked list into the heap takes \(O(k \log k)\).
   - For each of the total \(N\) nodes across all lists, we perform a heap extract-min operation and potentially insert a new node into the heap, each operation taking \(O(\log k)\).
   - Therefore, the total time complexity is:
     \[
     O(N \log k)
     \]

2. **Space Complexity**:
   - The space complexity is determined by the space used by the min-heap. At any point, the heap can contain at most \(k\) nodes (one from each list).
   - Therefore, the space complexity is:
     \[
     O(k)
     \]

### Implementation

Here is a Python implementation of the described approach:

```python
import heapq

class ListNode:
    def __init__(self, val=0, next=None):
        self.val = val
        self.next = next

def mergeKLists(lists):
    min_heap = []
    dummy = ListNode(0)
    current = dummy

    # Initialize the heap with the head of each list
    for l in lists:
        if l:
            heapq.heappush(min_heap, (l.val, l))
    
    while min_heap:
        # Get the smallest node
        val, node = heapq.heappop(min_heap)
        current.next = node
        current = current.next
        
        # If there is a next node, add it to the heap
        if node.next:
            heapq.heappush(min_heap, (node.next.val, node.next))
    
    return dummy.next
```

### Example Usage

```python
# Example linked lists
list1 = ListNode(1, ListNode(4, ListNode(5)))
list2 = ListNode(1, ListNode(3, ListNode(4)))
list3 = ListNode(2, ListNode(6))

lists = [list1, list2, list3]
merged_list = mergeKLists(lists)

# Print the merged linked list
while merged_list:
    print(merged_list.val, end="->" if merged_list.next else "")
    merged_list = merged_list.next
```

### Output
```
1->1->2->3->4->4->5->6
```

This method efficiently merges k sorted linked lists into one sorted list with optimal time and space complexity.

[The End of Assistant's Response]

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