The formation of a maximum or minimum results from the comparison of each value in the processed matrix with a user-defined value or the matrix value of the same relation in another matrix (User Manual: Replacing matrix data by a maximum value) and (User Manual: Replacing matrix data by a minimum value).
The result matrix then contains the following values for each relation.
- The greater of the two values at maximum formation
- The smaller of the two values at minimum formation
Maximum or minimum formation is mostly used for symmetrization of a matrix, often in connection with Transposing (Transpose, reflect upper or lower triangle, apply mean value).
