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/** * This computes the maximum number in an array. * * This runs in `O(n)`, linear time, with respect to the length of the array. * * @param {Array<number>} x sample of one or more data points * @returns {number} maximum value * @throws {Error} if the length of x is less than one * @example * max([1, 2, 3, 4]); * // => 4 */function max(x) { if (x.length === 0) { throw new Error("max requires at least one data point"); }
let value = x[0]; for (let i = 1; i < x.length; i++) { if (x[i] > value) { value = x[i]; } } return value;}
export default max;