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8.196 MIN — Minimum value of an argument list ¶

Description:

Returns the argument with the smallest (most negative) value.

Standard:

Fortran 77 and later

Class:

Elemental function

Syntax:

RESULT = MIN(A1, A2 [, A3, ...])

Arguments:

A1	The type shall be INTEGER or REAL.
A2, A3, ...	An expression of the same type and kind as A1. (As a GNU extension, arguments of different kinds are permitted.)

Return value:

The return value corresponds to the minimum value among the arguments, and has the same type and kind as the first argument.

Specific names:

Name	Argument	Return type	Standard
MIN0(A1)	INTEGER(4) A1	INTEGER(4)	Fortran 77 and later
AMIN0(A1)	INTEGER(4) A1	REAL(4)	Fortran 77 and later
MIN1(A1)	REAL A1	INTEGER(4)	Fortran 77 and later
AMIN1(A1)	REAL(4) A1	REAL(4)	Fortran 77 and later
DMIN1(A1)	REAL(8) A1	REAL(8)	Fortran 77 and later

See also:

MAX — Maximum value of an argument list, MINLOC — Location of the minimum value within an array, MINVAL — Minimum value of an array