Min Command

Min[ <List> ]

Returns the minimum of the numbers within the list.

Example: Min[{-2, 12, -23, 17, 15}] yields -23.

Note: If the input consists of non-numeric objects, then this command considers the numbers associated with those objects. If you have a list of segments for example, the command Min[ <List> ] will yield the minimum segment length.

Min[ <Interval> ]

Returns the lower bound of the interval.

Example: Min[2 < x < 3] yields 2 .

Note: Opened and closed intervals are not distinguished.

Min[ <Number>, <Number> ]

Returns the minimum of the two given numbers.

Example: Min[12, 15] yields 12.

Min[ <Function>, <Start x-Value>, <End x-Value> ]

Calculates (numerically) the minimum point for function in the given interval. Function should be continuous and have only one local minimum point in the interval.

Note: For polynomials you should use the Extremum Command.

Example: Min[exp(x) x^3,-4,-2] creates the point (-3, -1.34425) .

Min[ <List of Data>, <List of Frequencies> ]

Returns the minimum of the list of data with corresponding frequencies.

Example: Min[{1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, {0, 3, 4, 2, 3}] yields 2, the lowest number of the first list whose frequency is greater than 0.

Note: See also Max Command, Extremum Command and Function Inspector Tool.