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+======max(x, y)   ======
+====Description   ====
+Calculates the maximum of two numbers.
+====Parameters   ====
+x: the first number, any data type
+y: the second number, any data type
+====Returns   ====
+The larger of the two parameter values.
+====Example   ====
+<code arduino>sensVal = max(senVal, 20); // assigns sensVal to the larger of sensVal or 20
+                           // (effectively ensuring that it is at least 20)</code>
+====Note   ====
+Perhaps counter-intuitively, max() is often used to constrain the lower end of a variable's range, while min() is used to constrain the upper end of the range.
+====Warning   ====
+Because of the way the max() function is implemented, avoid using other functions inside the brackets, it may lead to incorrect results
+<code arduino>
+max(a--, 0);   // avoid this - yields incorrect results
+a--;           // use this instead -
+max(a, 0);     // keep other math outside the function
+</code>
+====See also   ====
+* [[arduino:math:Min]]
+* [[arduino:variable scope and qualifiers:Constrain]]
+Source: arduino.cc

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