min

Minimum value along a dimension, or elementwise minimum of two inputs.

Syntax

m       = min(A)
m       = min(A, [], dim)
C       = min(A, B)
[m, i]  = min(A)

Description

With one argument, returns the minimum value of A — for vectors, the smallest element; for matrices, a row vector of column mins; for higher-dimensional arrays, the mins along the first non-singleton dimension. The optional second return value is the index of the minimum.

With two arguments, returns the elementwise minimum of A and B (broadcasting compatible shapes).

With three arguments and the second equal to [], returns the mins along dimension dim.

When A is a graph handle, returns the minimum of the graph’s data points. In Excel-compatible mode and when any argument is a cell range, the function reduces the entire range to a scalar.

Examples

min([3 1 4 1 5 9 2 6])    % 1
min(magic(3))             % [3 1 2]   column mins
min(magic(3), [], 2)      % [1;3;2]   row mins
min([1 5 3], [4 2 3])     % [1 2 3]   elementwise

See also

• max — Maximum value along a dimension, or elementwise maximum of two inputs.
• isequal — Test whether two or more inputs are equal in shape and value.

Also categorized under: Range Functions / Math.