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Signum returns the sign of a number in the form of a number. Is there a function that returns the position in an n-tuple occupied by the greatest value of that n-tuple?



For example, for (5,6,3) it would return 2 because the maximum value is the 2nd in the 3-tuple.










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      For example, for (5,6,3) it would return 2 because the maximum value is the 2nd in the 3-tuple.










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      For example, for (5,6,3) it would return 2 because the maximum value is the 2nd in the 3-tuple.







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          You can denote it $text{arg max}$. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arg_max.






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