`argmax`🔗

Definition

The index of the maximum value of a tuple.

def

argmax.{u_1, u_2} {ι : Type u_1} {α : Type u_2} [LinearOrder α]
  [Fintype ι] [Nonempty ι] (f : ι → α) : ι
argmax.{u_1, u_2} {ι : Type u_1}
  {α : Type u_2} [LinearOrder α]
  [Fintype ι] [Nonempty ι] (f : ι → α) : ι

Code

@[to_dual /-- The index of the minimum value of a tuple. -/]
noncomputable def argmax := (exists_argmax f).choose

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Meaning unchanged since v4.33.0-rc1-29-gce231eb, the oldest revision on record (2026-07-30). Its file was edited 2026-08-12 (9fc3d89, “bump”) without changing what it means.

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Audit surface: 2 project declarations, 12 external constants

✓ Proved: no sorry anywhere in its closure

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argmax🔗

`argmax`🔗