Function min

Compute the maximum value of a matrix or a list of values. In case of a multi dimensional array, the maximum of the flattened array will be calculated. When dim is provided, the maximum over the selected dimension will be calculated. Parameter dim is zero-based.

Syntax

min(a, b, c, ...)
min(A)
min(A, dim)

Parameters

Parameter Type Description
args ... * A single matrix or or multiple scalar values

Returns

Type Description
* The minimum value

Examples

min(2, 1, 4, 3);                  // returns 1
min([2, 1, 4, 3]);                // returns 1

// maximum over a specified dimension (zero-based)
min([[2, 5], [4, 3], [1, 7]], 0); // returns [1, 3]
min([[2, 5], [4, 3], [1, 7]], 1); // returns [2, 3, 1]

max(2.7, 7.1, -4.5, 2.0, 4.1);    // returns 7.1
min(2.7, 7.1, -4.5, 2.0, 4.1);    // returns -4.5

See also

mean, median, max, prod, std, sum, var