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--- syntax:functions:min [2014/09/16 21:38] – dmitry
+++ syntax:functions:min [2021/08/11 15:26] (current) – [Examples] craigt
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-====== Min(number, number) ======
+====== Min(number1, number2) ======
+Category:  Number function
-Minimum of two numbers.
+\\
+=====Description=====
+This function returns the smallest of two numbers.
-^  Example  ^  Result  ^
+\\
-| min( 10, 20)  |  10 |
+=====Arguments=====
+^Argument^Type^Description^
+|number1|Number|The value to be compared to //number2//.|
+|number2|Number|The value to be compared to //number1//.|
+\\
+**Return value type:**  Number
+\\
+=====Remarks=====
+Use nested Min() functions to compare more than two values at a time.  See the last two examples below.
+\\
+=====Examples=====
+  min(10, 20) //Returns 10
+  min(171, 238) //Returns 171
+  min(1, -1) //Returns -1
+  min(min(8,4),12) //Returns 4  (Returns the min of the 3 values 8, 4, and 12.)
+  min(min(10, 40), min(25, 75)) //Returns 10  (Returns the min of the 4 values 10, 40, 25, and 75.)
+\\
+===== See also =====
+  * [[syntax:functions:max|Max(number1, number2)]]