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Max

  • Max[ , , ... ] yields the numerically largest of the .
  • Max[ , , ... , , ... , ... ] yields the largest element of any of the lists.
  • Max yields a definite result if all its arguments are real numbers.
  • In other cases, Max carries out some simplifications.
  • Max[ ] gives -Infinity.
  • See the Mathematica book: Section 1.1.3Section 3.2.2.
  • See also: Min, Order.

    Further Examples

    This gives the maximum value of this one-dimensional list.

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    You can also find the maximum value in a multi-dimensional list.

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    Here is a function that returns each element in a list that is greater than all previous elements.

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