elasticsearch/docs/reference/esql/functions/max.asciidoc

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[[esql-agg-max]]
=== `MAX`
*Syntax*
[source,esql]
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MAX(expression)
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*Parameters*
`expression`::
Expression from which to return the maximum value.
*Description*
Returns the maximum value of a numeric expression.
*Example*
[source.merge.styled,esql]
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include::{esql-specs}/stats.csv-spec[tag=max]
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[%header.monospaced.styled,format=dsv,separator=|]
|===
include::{esql-specs}/stats.csv-spec[tag=max-result]
|===
The expression can use inline functions. For example, to calculate the maximum
over an average of a multivalued column, use `MV_AVG` to first average the
multiple values per row, and use the result with the `MAX` function:
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include::{esql-specs}/stats.csv-spec[tag=docsStatsMaxNestedExpression]
----
[%header.monospaced.styled,format=dsv,separator=|]
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include::{esql-specs}/stats.csv-spec[tag=docsStatsMaxNestedExpression-result]
|===