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Chef has an array $A$ of $n$ positive integers and he wants the array sequence to be strictly increasing. In one operation, Chef can increase the value of one element of the array by $1$. Since Chef is an idiot, he wants your help to find the $minimum$ number of operations that he will need to perform to make the array $strictly$ increasing sequence. Answer for $T$ test cases. Note

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