Java Math.max() is a static method in the Java Math class that returns the larger of two Java double values. It is commonly used for finding the maximum value between two numbers, such as in calculations involving measurements, bounds checking, or comparisons. Introduced in Java 1995 with Java 1.0, max() is a fundamental method for numerical comparison in Java.

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