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Max




Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Elementary Functions > Max[x1 ,x2,...] > Representations through equivalent functions





http://functions.wolfram.com/01.34.27.0002.01









  


  








Input Form





Max[Subscript[x, 1], Subscript[x, 2], Subscript[x, 3]] == Subscript[x, 2] + (Subscript[x, 1] - Subscript[x, 2]) UnitStep[Subscript[x, 1] - Subscript[x, 2]] + UnitStep[Subscript[x, 3] - Subscript[x, 2]] (Subscript[x, 3] - Subscript[x, 2] - (Subscript[x, 1] - Subscript[x, 2]) UnitStep[Subscript[x, 1] - Subscript[x, 2]]) (UnitStep[Subscript[x, 2] - Subscript[x, 1]] + UnitStep[Subscript[x, 1] - Subscript[x, 2]] UnitStep[Subscript[x, 3] - Subscript[x, 1]])








Standard Form





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MathML Form







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</mo> <mrow> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <mrow> <semantics> <mi> &#952; </mi> <annotation-xml encoding='MathML-Content'> <ci> UnitStep </ci> </annotation-xml> </semantics> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <msub> <mi> x </mi> <mn> 2 </mn> </msub> <mo> - </mo> <msub> <mi> x </mi> <mn> 1 </mn> </msub> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mo> + </mo> <mrow> <mrow> <semantics> <mi> &#952; </mi> <annotation-xml encoding='MathML-Content'> <ci> UnitStep </ci> </annotation-xml> </semantics> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <msub> <mi> x </mi> <mn> 3 </mn> </msub> <mo> - </mo> <msub> <mi> x </mi> <mn> 1 </mn> </msub> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mo> &#8290; </mo> <mrow> <semantics> <mi> &#952; </mi> <annotation-xml encoding='MathML-Content'> <ci> UnitStep </ci> </annotation-xml> </semantics> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <msub> <mi> x </mi> <mn> 1 </mn> </msub> <mo> - </mo> <msub> <mi> x </mi> <mn> 2 </mn> </msub> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> </mrow> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mo> &#8290; </mo> <mrow> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <msub> <mi> x </mi> <mn> 3 </mn> </msub> <mo> - </mo> <msub> <mi> x </mi> <mn> 2 </mn> </msub> <mo> - </mo> <mrow> <mrow> <mo> ( </mo> <mrow> <msub> <mi> x </mi> <mn> 1 </mn> </msub> <mo> - </mo> <msub> <mi> x </mi> <mn> 2 </mn> </msub> </mrow> <mo> ) </mo> </mrow> <mo> &#8290; 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Rule Form





Cell[BoxData[RowBox[List[RowBox[List["HoldPattern", "[", RowBox[List["Max", "[", RowBox[List[SubscriptBox["x_", "1"], ",", SubscriptBox["x_", "2"], ",", SubscriptBox["x_", "3"]]], "]"]], "]"]], "\[RuleDelayed]", RowBox[List[SubscriptBox["xx", "2"], "+", RowBox[List[RowBox[List["(", RowBox[List[SubscriptBox["xx", "1"], "-", SubscriptBox["xx", "2"]]], ")"]], " ", RowBox[List["UnitStep", "[", RowBox[List[SubscriptBox["xx", "1"], "-", SubscriptBox["xx", "2"]]], "]"]]]], "+", RowBox[List[RowBox[List["UnitStep", "[", RowBox[List[SubscriptBox["xx", "3"], "-", SubscriptBox["xx", "2"]]], "]"]], " ", RowBox[List["(", RowBox[List[SubscriptBox["xx", "3"], "-", SubscriptBox["xx", "2"], "-", RowBox[List[RowBox[List["(", RowBox[List[SubscriptBox["xx", "1"], "-", SubscriptBox["xx", "2"]]], ")"]], " ", RowBox[List["UnitStep", "[", RowBox[List[SubscriptBox["xx", "1"], "-", SubscriptBox["xx", "2"]]], "]"]]]]]], ")"]], " ", RowBox[List["(", RowBox[List[RowBox[List["UnitStep", "[", RowBox[List[SubscriptBox["xx", "2"], "-", SubscriptBox["xx", "1"]]], "]"]], "+", RowBox[List[RowBox[List["UnitStep", "[", RowBox[List[SubscriptBox["xx", "1"], "-", SubscriptBox["xx", "2"]]], "]"]], " ", RowBox[List["UnitStep", "[", RowBox[List[SubscriptBox["xx", "3"], "-", SubscriptBox["xx", "1"]]], "]"]]]]]], ")"]]]]]]]]]]


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2001-10-29