Re: Min[], Max[]
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg48355] Re: Min[], Max[]
- From: "Steve Luttrell" <steve_usenet at _removemefirst_luttrell.org.uk>
- Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 07:17:27 -0400 (EDT)
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I presume it is to ensure that the empty list doesn't impose any constraint on deciding the value returned by Min or Max. Steve Luttrell West Malvern, UK "Frank Brand" <fank.brand at t-online.de> wrote in message news:c8rutb$8nl$1 at smc.vnet.net... > Dear newsgroup members, > > can anyone explain me what´s the sense in the definition of > > Min[{}]= Infinity and Max[{}]= -Infinity > > Thanks in advance > Frank > > > Prof. Dr. Frank Brand > Budapester Str. 13 > 10787 Berlin > > +49 (0)30 - 25 79 36 62 > 0179 - 215 58 04 > > frank.brand at t-online.de >