NAME    max - maximum, or maximum of defined maximaSYNOPSIS    max(x_1, x_2, ...)TYPES    x_1, x_2, ...	any    return		anyDESCRIPTION    If an argument x_i is a list with elements e_1, e_2, ..., e_n, it    is treated as if x_i were replaced by e_1, e_2, ..., e_n; this may    continue recurively if any of the e_j is a list.    If an argument x_i is an object of type xx, then x_i is replaced by    xx_max(x_i) if the function xx_max() has been defined. If the    type xx has been defined by:		obj xx = {x, y, z},    an appropriate definition of xx_max(a) is sometimes max(a.x, a.y, a.z).    max(a) then returns the maximum of the elements of a.    If x_i has the null value, it is ignored.  Thus, sum(a, , b, , c)    If x_i has the null value, it is ignored.  Thus, max(a, , b, , c)    will return the same as max(a, b, c).    Assuming the above replacements, and that the x_1, x_2, ..., are    of sufficently simple ordered types (e.g. real numbers or strings),    or, if some are objects, the relevant xx_rel(a,b) has been defined    and returns a real-number value for any comparison that has to be made,    max(x_1, x_2, ...) returns the value determined by max(x_1) = x_1,    and succesively for later arguments, by the use of the equivalent of    max(a,b) = (a < b) ? b : a.	 If the ordering determined by < is total,    max(x_1, ...) will be the maximum value among the arguments.  For a    preorder relation it may be one of several maximal values.	For    other relations, it may be difficult to predict the result.EXAMPLE    ; print max(2), max(5, 3, 7, 2, 9), max(3.2, -0.5, 8.7, -1.2, 2.5)    2 9 8.7    ; print max(list(3,5), 7, list(6, list(7,8), 2))    8    ; print max("one", "two", "three", "four")    two    ; obj point {x, y}    ; define point_rel(a,b) = sgn(a.x - b.x)    ; obj point A = {1, 5}    ; obj point B = {1, 4}    ; obj point C = {3, 3}    ; print max(A, B, C)    obj point {3, 3}    ; define point_max(a) = a.x    ; print max(A, B, C)    3LIMITS    The number of arguments is not to exceed 1024.LINK LIBRARY    NUMBER *qmax(NUMBER *x1, NUMBER *x2)SEE ALSO    max, obj## Copyright (C) 1999-2006  Landon Curt Noll#### Calc is open software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under## the terms of the version 2.1 of the GNU Lesser General Public License## as published by the Free Software Foundation.#### Calc is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT## ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY## or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.	 See the GNU Lesser General## Public License for more details.#### A copy of version 2.1 of the GNU Lesser General Public License is## distributed with calc under the filename COPYING-LGPL.  You should have## received a copy with calc; if not, write to Free Software Foundation, Inc.## 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.#### @(#) $Revision: 29.4 $## @(#) $Id: max,v 29.4 2006/06/22 23:49:22 chongo Exp $## @(#) $Source: /usr/local/src/cmd/calc/help/RCS/max,v $#### Under source code control:	1995/10/05 04:52:27## File existed as early as:	1995#### chongo <was here> /\oo/\	http://www.isthe.com/chongo/## Share and enjoy!  :-)	http://www.isthe.com/chongo/tech/comp/calc/