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The simplest way is just to sort the values numerically and get the top values: 
my $n = 3;  # top three
my @highest = (sort { $b <=> $a } @num)[0 .. $n-1];

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Re: Answer: Find largest ordered sequence in an array
by Anonymous Monk on Oct 03, 2001 at 23:18 UTC
    The problem is that the values are ordered by time and i need the 3 values to be "in a row" not just the 3 highest. the purpose of this is to "read" a peak in traffic. if i just pull out 3 highest it doesnt represent an average. thanks though, im looking to see if i can somehow use this.
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