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Position of Max

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  • Subject: Position of Max
  • From: Athanasios Orphanides <fed!m1axo99 at uunet.uu.net>
  • Date: Fri, 22 May 92 17:24:48 -0400

I am trying to find the most efficient way to get the maximum element
in a list AND its first position in the list. This is done
a few thousand times in an iteration program so any saving would
be useful. Currently I use Max and Position. For example:

    x=Table[100 i^2-i^3, {i,2000}]
    Timing[xm=Max[x]; Position[x,xm][[1,1]]]

Is there a way to retrieve the position by just doing Max[]
and identifying the index of the result without having to use 
Position[]?

Athanasios Orphanides





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