Re: Min[], Max[]
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- Subject: [mg48385] Re: [mg48320] Min[], Max[]
- From: Garry Helzer <gah at math.umd.edu>
- Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 02:41:49 -0400 (EDT)
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Hi Franki,
Such definitions make standard identities true in all cases. For
example, if A and B are lists of numbers then
Min[Union[A,B]]==Min[{Min[A],Min[B]}]
Suppose that A=={}.
--Garry
On May 24, 2004, at 12:45 AM, Frank Brand wrote:
> 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
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Garry Helzer
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University of Maryland
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gah at math.umd.edu
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- From: Frank Brand <fank.brand@t-online.de>
- Min[], Max[]