# Wondering if extending Base: max with max(a) = max(a...) would be safe?!

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> [@Sukera](#):
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> And to mention the last edge case: What should `max([])` (which would result in `max()`) be?

Presumaby the same as `maximum` of an empty collection, which currently throws; see also [Extend the domain of maximum and minimum to include empty collection? - #3 by klacru](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/extend-the-domain-of-maximum-and-minimum-to-include-empty-collection/5135/3)

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