large

K-th largest value in an array.

Syntax

v = large(array, k)

Description

Returns the k-th largest value in array. large(array, 1) is max(array); large(array, length(array)) is min(array).

Examples

large([3 5 7 9 11], 2)    % 9
large([3 5 7 9 11], 1)    % 11 (= max)

See also

• small — K-th smallest value in an array.
• max — Maximum value along a dimension, or elementwise maximum of two inputs.
• rank_eq — Rank of a value (ties get the same rank).