Functions and operators\max

\maxCommand

Used for the maximum of a set or expression

\max
Available in
base
Kind
prefix
Allowed mode
math
Frequency
1.78% of corpus formulasrank 33 of 263
Commonality
high
Renderer support
PackageMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
baseMathJax: FullKaTeX: FullXeTeX: Full
About the test scope

Syntax#

\max

Takes no arguments. Reading argspecs

Common tasks#

How to write a maximum#

\max(a,b)

How to write a maximum over a set#

\max_{x\in S} f(x)

How to write a max in a norm#

\|x\|_\infty=\max_i |x_i|

Examples#

\max(a, b)
\max_{x \in X}

In TeXForm#

TeXForm parses this entry as prefix syntax; the package determines its argument specification.

Equivalent forms#

  • \operatorname*{max}exact

    Using amsmath

See also#

Test cases#

base
InputCaseMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
\maxPositive · baselinePassPassPass
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