[Haskell-beginners] MaximumBy (Alexander Chen)

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maxinumBy::(Foldable t, Ord a) => t a -> a
maxinumBy = foldr1 max

> Hi,

> I want to re-write a function maximumBy (its an assignment).

> However, I don't get how it works.

>>maximumBy compare [1,53,9001, 10]
> 9001

> but what does it actually do to get there? 

> thanks in advance.

> best,
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