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<h3 class="section">4.7 Maximum and Minimum functions</h3>
<p>Note that the following macros perform multiple evaluations of their
arguments, so they should not be used with arguments that have side
effects (such as a call to a random number generator).
<div class="defun">
— Macro: <b>GSL_MAX</b> (<var>a, b</var>)<var><a name="index-GSL_005fMAX-129"></a></var><br>
<blockquote><p><a name="index-maximum-of-two-numbers-130"></a>This macro returns the maximum of <var>a</var> and <var>b</var>. It is defined
as <code>((a) > (b) ? (a):(b))</code>.
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<div class="defun">
— Macro: <b>GSL_MIN</b> (<var>a, b</var>)<var><a name="index-GSL_005fMIN-131"></a></var><br>
<blockquote><p><a name="index-minimum-of-two-numbers-132"></a>This macro returns the minimum of <var>a</var> and <var>b</var>. It is defined as
<code>((a) < (b) ? (a):(b))</code>.
</p></blockquote></div>
<div class="defun">
— Function: extern inline double <b>GSL_MAX_DBL</b> (<var>double a, double b</var>)<var><a name="index-GSL_005fMAX_005fDBL-133"></a></var><br>
<blockquote><p>This function returns the maximum of the double precision numbers
<var>a</var> and <var>b</var> using an inline function. The use of a function
allows for type checking of the arguments as an extra safety feature. On
platforms where inline functions are not available the macro
<code>GSL_MAX</code> will be automatically substituted.
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— Function: extern inline double <b>GSL_MIN_DBL</b> (<var>double a, double b</var>)<var><a name="index-GSL_005fMIN_005fDBL-134"></a></var><br>
<blockquote><p>This function returns the minimum of the double precision numbers
<var>a</var> and <var>b</var> using an inline function. The use of a function
allows for type checking of the arguments as an extra safety feature. On
platforms where inline functions are not available the macro
<code>GSL_MIN</code> will be automatically substituted.
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<div class="defun">
— Function: extern inline int <b>GSL_MAX_INT</b> (<var>int a, int b</var>)<var><a name="index-GSL_005fMAX_005fINT-135"></a></var><br>
— Function: extern inline int <b>GSL_MIN_INT</b> (<var>int a, int b</var>)<var><a name="index-GSL_005fMIN_005fINT-136"></a></var><br>
<blockquote><p>These functions return the maximum or minimum of the integers <var>a</var>
and <var>b</var> using an inline function. On platforms where inline
functions are not available the macros <code>GSL_MAX</code> or <code>GSL_MIN</code>
will be automatically substituted.
</p></blockquote></div>
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— Function: extern inline long double <b>GSL_MAX_LDBL</b> (<var>long double a, long double b</var>)<var><a name="index-GSL_005fMAX_005fLDBL-137"></a></var><br>
— Function: extern inline long double <b>GSL_MIN_LDBL</b> (<var>long double a, long double b</var>)<var><a name="index-GSL_005fMIN_005fLDBL-138"></a></var><br>
<blockquote><p>These functions return the maximum or minimum of the long doubles <var>a</var>
and <var>b</var> using an inline function. On platforms where inline
functions are not available the macros <code>GSL_MAX</code> or <code>GSL_MIN</code>
will be automatically substituted.
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