i'm writing a prolog code that will find the maximum number in a list , this is my code , it doesn't work , does anyone know where is the wrong
max([X],X).
max([H|T], M):-
max(T , M1),
T>=M1,
M is T.
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2You forgot to tell Prolog what to do in case `T < M1`. But nevertheless this is quite inefficient. – Willem Van Onsem Nov 01 '17 at 16:32
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1Your code does work sometimes, like `max([1,2],R).` - at least in SICStus and SWI. – false Nov 01 '17 at 18:27