Re: Min[], Max[]
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg48338] Re: Min[], Max[]
- From: "Carlo Teubner" <.Teubner at t-online.de (FirstLetterOfMyFirstName)>
- Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 07:16:59 -0400 (EDT)
- Organization: Oxford University, England
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Hi, it makes sense if you think of Min[list] as "the largest element less than or equal to every element in list" and Max[list] as "the smallest element greater than or equal to every element in list". Carlo "Frank Brand" <fank.brand at t-online.de> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 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 >