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Re: Maximum in a list

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  • Subject: [mg97250] Re: Maximum in a list
  • From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
  • Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 01:05:23 -0500 (EST)
  • References: <gp07ul$l0o$1@smc.vnet.net>

Hi,

Part[mylist, Position[mylist, Max[Last /@ mylist]][[1, 1]]]

??

Regards
   Jens

pacotomi wrote:
> Hi,
>  Suppose a list
> 
> mylist={{1,2},{3,4},{8,3}}
> 
> I would like to extract the element {i,j} of mylist for which j is max
> (here, it is the second one {3,4}).
> 
> Somebody could help me, please?
> 
> Pacotomi
> 
> 
> 
>  
> 


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