Miscellaneous Functions¶
This file contains two miscellaneous functions used by \(p\)-adics.
min
– a version ofmin
that returns \(\infty\) on empty input.max
– a version ofmax
that returns \(-\infty\) on empty input.
AUTHORS:
- David Roe
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sage.rings.padics.misc.
max
(*L)¶ Return the maximum of the inputs, where the maximum of the empty list is \(-\infty\).
EXAMPLES:
sage: from sage.rings.padics.misc import max sage: max() -Infinity sage: max(2,3) 3
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sage.rings.padics.misc.
min
(*L)¶ Return the minimum of the inputs, where the minimum of the empty list is \(\infty\).
EXAMPLES:
sage: from sage.rings.padics.misc import min sage: min() +Infinity sage: min(2,3) 2