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Subject: Maximum of lower elements in same column (a mix between cumsum and

From: Palle Uldenborg

Date: 7 Jan, 2008 16:20:07

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Exalted masters.

What is the fastest way to do the following?

m=n=l=30;
a=rand(m,n,l);
for i=1:m
  for j=1:n
     for k=1:l
        b(i,j,k)=max(a(1:i,j,k));
     end
  end
end

So in short each element in b should contain the maximum of lower
elements in same column in a. So far my best guess is the following:

m=n=l=30;
a=rand(m,n,l);
b(1,:,:)=a(1,:,:);
for i=2:m
  b(i,:,:)=max(b(i-1,:,:),a(i,:,:));
end

Is it possible to do the operation without using any for-loops at all?

      Thanks in advance

                    Palle

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