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<h1>min</h1>
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<td><nobr>Type:</nobr></td>
<td><nobr> - </nobr></td>
<td width="100%"><nobr>function (subr)</nobr></td>
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<td><nobr>Source:</nobr></td>
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<td width="100%"><nobr>xlmath.c</nobr></td>
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<h2>Syntax</h2>
<dl>
<dt>(min <i>expr1</i> ... )</dt>
<dd><i>exprN</i> - integer or floating point number/expression<br>
returns - the smallest number in the list of numbers/expressions</dd>
</dl>
<h2>Description</h2>
<p>The 'min' function returns the minimum [most negative or most nearly
negative] numeric expression from the list of arguments.</p>
<h2>Examples</h2>
<pre class="example">
(min 1) <font color="#008844">; returns 1</font>
(min 8 7 4 2) <font color="#008844">; returns 2</font>
(min 2 3 -1 -99) <font color="#008844">; returns -99</font>
(setq a '( 9 3 5 2)) <font color="#008844">; make a numeric list - (9 3 5 2)</font>
(apply 'min a) <font color="#008844">; returns 2</font>
(apply #'min a) <font color="#008844">; returns 2</font>
(apply 'max a) <font color="#008844">; returns 9</font>
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<p>See the
<a href="../manual/xlisp-man-023.htm#min">min</a>
function in the <nobr>XLISP 2.0</nobr> manual.</p>
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