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Max

Max[x₁, x₂, ...]
yields the numerically largest of the x_i.

Max[{x₁, x₂, ...}, {y₁, ...}, ...]
yields the largest element of any of the lists.

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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.

Basic Examples (2)

Maximum of two numbers:

Maximum of a list:

Generalizations & Extensions (1)

Applications (5)

Properties & Relations (6)

Possible Issues (2)

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