TakeLargest

TakeLargest[data, n] gives the n largest elements of data, sorted in descending order.

TakeLargest[n] represents an operator form.

Examples

Get 3 largest elements:

TakeLargest[{3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 9, 2, 6}, 3]
(* {9, 6, 5} *)

From an association:

TakeLargest[<|"a" -> 5, "b" -> 2, "c" -> 8, "d" -> 1|>, 2]
(* {8, 5} *)

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