[discrete]
[[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:

[source.merge.styled,esql]
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include::{esql-specs}/stats.csv-spec[tag=docsStatsMaxNestedExpression]
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[%header.monospaced.styled,format=dsv,separator=|]
|===
include::{esql-specs}/stats.csv-spec[tag=docsStatsMaxNestedExpression-result]
|===