Add Disjoint Set / Union-Find implementation with path compression and union by rank #12208
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This pull request introduces a Disjoint Set (Union-Find) implementation in Python, utilizing path compression and union by rank techniques to efficiently manage disjoint sets. This data structure is essential for solving problems involving connected components in graphs, particularly in algorithms such as Kruskal's for Minimum Spanning Trees.
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