Code RoomMaximum recomputed every iteration
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Maximum recomputed every iteration

Code reviewCode quality & reviewMid–Senior~18 min

Review this Java method that normalizes scores.

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1double[] normalize(List<Double> scores) {
2 double[] out = new double[scores.size()];
3 for (int i = 0; i < scores.size(); i++) {
4 out[i] = scores.get(i) / maxOf(scores); // recompute max every iteration
5 }
6 return out;
7}
8 
9double maxOf(List<Double> xs) {
10 double m = Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY;
11 for (double x : xs) m = Math.max(m, x);
12 return m;
13}
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