\section{min --- Minimum Element}
\label{fn:min}
\index{min()}
\index{minimum element}
\begin{rail}
Min : 'min' '(' Matrix ')' ;
\end{rail}

\verb+min+ returns the minimum value or values
contained in the matrix argument.  If the argument is a row or column 
vector, then the smallest value is returned.
If the argument is not such a vector, then a row-vector is
returned containing the minimum value from each column of the argument.
The minimum value of a complex argument is found by comparing magnitudes.

\paragraph{Example}
\index{example of min()}
\index{min()!example}
\begin{verbatim}
> a = rand(3,5)
 a =
    0.362    0.00543       0.83      0.782       0.52
    0.148      0.222    0.00526      0.341      0.161
    0.879       0.98      0.246      0.461      0.975
> min(a)
    0.148    0.00543    0.00526      0.341      0.161
> min(a')'
  0.00543
  0.00526
    0.246
\end{verbatim}

See also: Page~\pageref{fn:max} \verb+max()+,
Page~\pageref{fn:maxi} \verb+maxi()+,
Page~\pageref{fn:mini} \verb+mini()+.


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