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9.189 MAX — Maximum value of an argument list
- Description:
Returns the argument with the largest (most positive) value.
- Standard:
Fortran 77 and later
- Class:
Elemental function
- Syntax:
RESULT = MAX(A1, A2 [, A3 [, ...]])- Arguments:
A1 The type shall be INTEGERorREAL.A2, A3, ... An expression of the same type and kind as A1. (As a GNU extension, arguments of different kinds are permitted.) - Return value:
The return value corresponds to the maximum value among the arguments, and has the same type and kind as the first argument.
- Specific names:
Name Argument Return type Standard MAX0(A1)INTEGER(4) A1INTEGER(4)Fortran 77 and later AMAX0(A1)INTEGER(4) A1REAL(MAX(X))Fortran 77 and later MAX1(A1)REAL A1INT(MAX(X))Fortran 77 and later AMAX1(A1)REAL(4) A1REAL(4)Fortran 77 and later DMAX1(A1)REAL(8) A1REAL(8)Fortran 77 and later - See also:
