# Max of a vector

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/max-of-a-vector/108294>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Tags:** question\
**Created:** [January 3, 2024, 11:02am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/max-of-a-vector/108294 "2024-01-03T11:02:10Z")\
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> <https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pull/52716>
>
> Inspired by the discussion in https://discourse.julialang.org/t/max-of-a-vector/…108294/15
> 
> \`\`\`julia
> julia\> max(\[1,2,3\])
> ERROR: MethodError: no method matching max(::Vector{Int64})
> Finding the minimum or maximum element of an array is performed with \`minimum\` and \`maximum\` respectively.
> ....
> 
> julia\> max(\[1,2,3\])
> ERROR: MethodError: no method matching max(::Vector{Int64})
> Finding the minimum or maximum element of an array is performed with \`minimum\` and \`maximum\` respectively.
> ....
> \`\`\`

```julia
julia> max(a)
ERROR: MethodError: no method matching max(::Vector{Int64})
Finding the minimum or maximum element of an array is performed with `minimum` and `maximum` respectively.

```

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