The functions max and min find the largest and smallest numbers in a list of numbers separated by commas and enclosed in parentheses. These functions can be chosen from the list provided by itbpF0.2992in0.2793in0.0692infunction.wmfor Insert + Math Name, or they can be entered from the keyboard while in mathematics mode. You can also find the largest or smallest of several numbers by inserting the binary operations join ∨ or meet ∧ between the numbers. You will find these symbols on the Binary Operations panel under itbpF0.3425in0.2992in0.0692inFigure . Leave the insertion point in the expression and click itbpF0.3001in0.3001in0.0701inevaluate.wmfor choose Evaluate to get the following.
Evaluate
max(27,,
, -14) =
min(27,,
, -14) = - 14
max27, min
, max
, - 14
= 27
27∨∨
∨ -14 =
27∧∧
∧ -14 = - 14
27∨∧
∨ - 14
= 27
You can often determine the maximum or minimum by inspection after applying Evaluate Numerically to each of the numbers.