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numpy.ma.masked_array.max¶
- masked_array.max(axis=None, out=None, fill_value=None, keepdims=<class numpy._globals._NoValue at 0x40b6a26c>)[source]¶
Return the maximum along a given axis.
Parameters: axis : {None, int}, optional
Axis along which to operate. By default, axis is None and the flattened input is used.
out : array_like, optional
Alternative output array in which to place the result. Must be of the same shape and buffer length as the expected output.
fill_value : {var}, optional
Value used to fill in the masked values. If None, use the output of maximum_fill_value().
Returns: amax : array_like
New array holding the result. If out was specified, out is returned.
See also
- maximum_fill_value
- Returns the maximum filling value for a given datatype.