supremum ( seq -- elt )
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Vocabulary
sequences

Inputs

seq	a sequence

Outputs

elt

an object

Word description
Outputs the greatest element of seq.

Examples
Example:

USING: sequences prettyprint ; { 1 2 3 4 5 } supremum .
5

Example:

USING: sequences prettyprint ; { "c" "b" "a" } supremum .
"c"

Errors
Throws an error if the sequence is empty.

See also
min, max, infimum, infimum-by, supremum-by

Definition

USING: math.order ;

IN: sequences

: supremum ( seq -- elt ) [ ] [ max ] map-reduce ;