This tells max to find the largest number in the list [0, 1, 2, ..., len(a)], using the custom function lambda x: a[x], which says that 0 is actually 2, 1 is actually 9, etc.

Aug 24, 2020 · How can I find smallest and largest number with inputs not using min () nor max () Asked 5 years, 5 months ago Modified 5 years, 5 months ago Viewed 3k times

Mar 8, 2023 · How can I easily find the greatest number in a given list of numbers? See also How do I find the maximum (larger, greater) of 2 numbers? - in that special case, the two values can also be …

In other words, for practically every number in the list, two comparisons were made, whereas one comparison mostly suffices – if the number is not larger than the second largest, it's not larger than …

Dec 7, 2017 · Here's the simplest way to get the second largest number and it's respective position from an array without rearranging the array or without using sorting method.

Sep 22, 2014 · Define a function to find largest number in a list Asked 11 years, 4 months ago Modified 11 years, 4 months ago Viewed 9k times

Feb 23, 2017 · Well, look at your logic for deciding on the second largest number. You first set it to be equal to the first element in the array and then you go through the array and change the index if the …

Mar 30, 2018 · What if the largest and the second largest number are in the same side of your divide? [-10, -5, 10, 20] for example? Your method will not capture -5 rather than the desired 10. Consider …

5 I'm trying to do a lab work from the textbook Zelle Python Programming The question asked me to "write and test a recursive function max() to find the largest number in a list. The max is the larger of …

Nov 13, 2012 · Largest number and second largest number are retrieved in one pass. This code only fails if array only contains multiple copy of same number like {8,8,8,8} or having only one number.