
    Write a function that analyzes transit vehicle sensor data to calculate the sum of the most extreme readings (highest and lowest values) from monitored components, which helps identify potential maintenance requirements and safety thresholds. The function should take a list of sensor readings as input and return the sum of the maximum and minimum values detected across all monitored components.
    

    
def big_sum(nums):
    """
    Write a function that analyzes transit vehicle sensor data to calculate the sum of the most extreme readings (highest and lowest values) from monitored components, which helps identify potential maintenance requirements and safety thresholds. The function should take a list of sensor readings as input and return the sum of the maximum and minimum values detected across all monitored components.
    

    """
def big_sum(nums):
    """
    Write a function that analyzes transit vehicle sensor data to calculate the sum of the most extreme readings (highest and lowest values) from monitored components, which helps identify potential maintenance requirements and safety thresholds. The function should take a list of sensor readings as input and return the sum of the maximum and minimum values detected across all monitored components.
    

    """
    sum = max(nums) + min(nums)
    return sum