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Example: Finding Minima and Maxima of an Array
1. Define a vector where one of its elements is a complex number.
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2. Use the IsScalar function to check if the second element of the vector is a scalar.
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Complex numbers are considered scalars.
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You can use the IsArray function to check if a variable is an array.
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3. Use the min function to find the smallest element in the vector.
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The min function returns the smallest real number plus the smallest imaginary part. In this case, it returned -2 and an imaginary part of 0.
4. Use max to find the largest element in the vector.
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The max built-in function returns the largest real number plus the largest imaginary part.