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Max

Usage

Max[ ,  , ... ] yields the numerically largest of the  .
Max[{ ,  , ... }, { , ... }, ... ] yields the largest element of any of the lists.


Notes

Max yields a definite result if all its arguments are real numbers.
• In other cases, Max carries out some simplifications.
Max[ ] gives -Infinity.
Max works on SparseArray objects.
• See also: Min, Ordering, Maximize, FindMaximum.
• New in Version 1.


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