What is the most efficient alternative to x[order(x)][1:n] where length(x)>>n? I also need the positions of the mins/maxs perhaps by preserving names. Thanks for any suggestions. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Largest-N-Values-Efficiently--tf4788033.html#a13697535 Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.