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<H1> max, min (FUNCTIONS)</H1>
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<b> Format:</b>
<tt> (max &lt;num1&gt; ... &lt;numN&gt; )</tt>
<tt> (min &lt;num1&gt; ... &lt;numN&gt; )</tt>
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<b> Required arguments:</b>
1
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<tt> &lt;num1&gt; ... &lt;numN&gt; </tt> must all evaluate to numbers
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Returns the numerical maximum (minimum) of the arguments given.
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<PRE>&gt; (max 1 4 3 15 (* 9 2))
18
&gt; (min 3 4 (- 7 19) 5 6.0)
-12
&gt; (max 3)
3
&gt; (min 4)
4
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<I>&#169; Colin Allen &amp; Maneesh Dhagat <BR>
March 2007 </I>
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