min(3I)

NAME
     MIN, MIN0, AMIN1, DMIN1, QMIN1, MIN1, AMIN0 - Returns minimum values

SYNOPSIS
     MIN0 ([A1=]a1, [A2=]a2 [,[A3=]a3] ... )
     AMIN1 ([A1=]a1, [A2=]a2 [,[A3=]a3] ... )
     DMIN1 ([A1=]a1, [A2=]a2 [,[A3=]a3] ... )
     QMIN1 ([A1=]a1, [A2=]a2 [,[A3=]a3] ... )
     MIN1 ([A1=]a1, [A2=]a2 [,[A3=]a3] ... )
     AMIN0 ([A1=]a1, [A2=]a2 [,[A3=]a3] ... )

IMPLEMENTATION
     UNICOS, UNICOS/mk, IRIX systems

     CF90, MIPSpro 7 Fortran 90, MIPSpro Fortran 77

STANDARDS
     Fortran

     Fortran extension:  QMIN1

DESCRIPTION
     The MIN, MIN0, AMIN1, DMIN1, QMIN1, MIN1, and AMIN0 intrinsic
     functions find minimum values.  MIN is the generic name; the others
     are specifics.  They accept the following arguments:

     a1, a2, a3, ...
               The arguments must be all of type real or all of type
               integer.  All arguments must have the same data type.

               The kind types of the arguments can differ.  This is an
               extension to the Fortran standard.

     These are elemental intrinsic functions.  The names of these
     intrinsics cannot be passed as arguments.

NOTES
     On UNICOS systems, both execution speed and the number of bits used in
     mathematical operations are affected when compiling with
     f90 -O fastint, which is the default setting.  For more information,
     see CF90 Commands and Directives Reference Manual.

RETURN VALUES
     The value of the result is that of the smallest argument.

     MIN accepts type real or integer and returns a result with the same
     type and kind type as its arguments.

     MIN0 accepts and returns type integer.

     AMIN1 accepts and returns type single-precision real.

     DMIN1 accepts and returns type double-precision real.

     QMIN1 accepts and returns type quad-precision real.

     MIN1 accepts type real and returns type default integer.

     AMIN0 accepts type integer and returns type default real.

     The data type and kind type for single-precision, double-precision,
     and quad-precision values differ depending on your platform.  For
     platform-specific information, see the TERMINOLOGY section of the
     INTRO_INTRIN(3I) man page.

EXAMPLES
     MIN(-9.0, 7.0, 2.0) has the value -9.0.

SEE ALSO
     Intrinsic Procedures Reference Manual for the printed version of this
     man page.