Two-argument form See also one-argument form Ceiling
Finds the larger of two numbers. Each number in the right-hand argument is compared with the corresponding number in the left-hand argument. The result is the larger number from each comparison. (This operation is affected by ŒCT, the comparison tolerance)
87 — 91 91 ¯5 — ¯9 (The negative number nearer 0 ¯5 is considered the greater) 20 7 40 — 91 3 41 (Each number in a vector is compared 91 7 41 with the corresponding number in a vector of equal size) —/TABLE (The / operator used with — 62.8 9.1 to select the biggest in each row. See the entry for /.) 2 —1 (2 2 ½¼4) (¼3) (The result of comparing 2 with each 2 2 2 2 2 3 element in the right argument) 3 4 2 3—2 (2 2 ½¼4) (¼3) (Arguments must be the same length) LENGTH ERROR 2 3—2(2 2½¼4)(¼3) ^ (2 2½¼4) 3 (¼3)—3 (2 2 ½¼4) (3 2 1) 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 (Corresponding elements compared) 3 4 3 4