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# scipy.cluster.hierarchy.maxinconsts

`scipy.cluster.hierarchy.``maxinconsts`(Z, R)

  Returns the maximum inconsistency coefficient for each non-singleton cluster and its descendents.

  Parameters: | Z : ndarray The hierarchical clustering encoded as a matrix. See `linkage` for more information. R : ndarray The inconsistency matrix.
  Returns: | MI : ndarray A monotonic `(n-1)`-sized numpy array of doubles.