What is the difference between XMAX and Xlim?

Both XMAX and Xlim are used in plotting functions, but they serve different purposes:

XMAX:

• XMAX is a property of the x-axis in a plot, which defines the maximum value displayed on the axis.
• It sets the upper limit of the x-axis range.
• You can directly set the XMAX value using the xlim function in plotting libraries like Matplotlib.

Xlim:

• Xlim is a function that sets the limits of the x-axis in a plot.
• It takes two arguments representing the minimum and maximum values of the x-axis.
• You can use xlim to adjust the x-axis range to focus on a specific region of interest.

Example:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

x = np.linspace(0, 10, 100)
y = np.sin(x)

plt.plot(x, y)

# Set XMAX to 5
plt.xlim(xmax=5) 

# Set Xlim to range from 2 to 8
plt.xlim(2, 8)

plt.show()

In this example, the first xlim call sets the XMAX to 5, while the second call uses xlim to set the x-axis range from 2 to 8.

In summary:

• XMAX is a property of the x-axis that defines its upper limit.
• Xlim is a function that sets the limits of the x-axis.