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BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL

Max

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

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

DetailsDetails

  • 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.
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