If I have a list
A = {51, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 52, 55};
How do I get the highest three numbers of A to get
{51, 52, 55}
I can think of ranking them first, but is there a faster way to do this?
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If the order does not matter, TakeLargest[A, 3]; if it does, A[[Ordering[A, -3]]].
answered Feb 11, 2020 at 11:29
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Another way
MaximalBy[A, Identity, 3]
answered Feb 12, 2020 at 15:23
Sort[A][[-3;;]]? $\endgroup$