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+
 # The Algorithms - Java
 
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diff --git a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/arrays/MaximumElement.java b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/arrays/MaximumElement.java
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+package com.thealgorithms.arrays;
+
+/**
+ * Finds the maximum element in an array.
+ */
+public final class MaximumElement {
+
+    private MaximumElement() {
+        // utility class
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the maximum element in the array.
+     *
+     * @param arr input array
+     * @return maximum value
+     */
+    public static int max(int[] arr) {
+        int max = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
+
+        for (int num : arr) {
+            if (num > max) {
+                max = num;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return max;
+    }
+}