What is the min() function in R?

Overview

The min() function in R returns the minimum value of a given vector.

Syntax

max(...)
Syntax of the "min()" function in R

Parameter value

The min() function takes the parameter value, ..., which represents the vector objects from which the minimum value is to be determined.

Return value

The min() function returns a numeric value that represents the minimum value in a vector object.

Example

# creating vector objects
a <- c(0.5, 3, 2, 5, 6)
b <- c(100, 4, 1)
c <- c(99.9, 46, 3, 5)
# obtaining the minimum value from the list of vector objects
min(a, b, c)

Explanation

  • Lines 2–4: We create the vector objects, ab, and c.
  • Line 7: We use the min() function to obtain and print the minimum value from the given vectors.

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