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MAX Function

Purpose

Returns the greatest of one or more values.

Syntax

MAX(x,…)

Parameters

x and any subsequent values are arithmetic values.

Description

The MAX function returns the largest of a set of arithmetic values. x and any subsequent values are converted to a common arithmetic data type (using the conversion rules for arithmetic infix operators) before the operation is performed. x and any subsequent values cannot be string values. The result is the largest of these converted values and has the common arithmetic data type.

Examples

MAX(5, -118, 1)        /* returns 5 */
MAX(12.3, 13, 9.68)    /* returns 13.0 */

Restrictions

None.

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