pxt-core-own/common-docs/reference/math/max.md

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# max

The maximum of two values.

```sig
Math.max(8, 2);
```

You find the larger of two numbers with the **max** function.

## Parameters

**a**: The first number to check to see if it is more than the second number.
**b**: The second number to check to see if it is more than a first number.

## Returns

* the larger of the two numbers in ``a`` or ``b``.

## Example

Find out which value is more: `7` or `16`.

```blocks
let minival = Math.max(7, 16);
```

## See also

[min](/reference/math/min)