min

Type:	-	function (subr)
Source:	-	xlmath.c

Syntax

(min expr1 ... )

exprN - integer or floating point number/expression
returns - the smallest number in the list of numbers/expressions

Description

The 'min' function returns the minimum [most negative or most nearly negative] numeric expression from the list of arguments.

Examples

(min 1)               ; returns 1
(min 8 7 4 2)         ; returns 2
(min 2 3 -1 -99)      ; returns -99
(setq a '( 9 3 5 2))  ; make a numeric list - (9 3 5 2)
(apply 'min a)        ; returns 2
(apply #'min a)       ; returns 2
(apply 'max a)        ; returns 9

See the min function in the XLISP 2.0 manual.

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