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<h3 class="section">9.188 <code>MIN</code> — Minimum value of an argument list</h3>
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<dt><em>Description</em>:</dt>
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<dd><p>Returns the argument with the smallest (most negative) value.
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<dt><em>Standard</em>:</dt>
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<dd><p>Fortran 77 and later
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<dt><em>Class</em>:</dt>
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<dd><p>Elemental function
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<dt><em>Syntax</em>:</dt>
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<dd><p><code>RESULT = MIN(A1, A2 [, A3, ...])</code>
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<dt><em>Arguments</em>:</dt>
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<tr><td width="15%"><var>A1</var></td><td width="70%">The type shall be <code>INTEGER</code> or
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<code>REAL</code>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td width="15%"><var>A2</var>, <var>A3</var>, ...</td><td width="70%">An expression of the same type and kind
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as <var>A1</var>. (As a GNU extension, arguments of different kinds are
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<dt><em>Return value</em>:</dt>
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<dd><p>The return value corresponds to the maximum value among the arguments,
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<dt><em>Specific names</em>:</dt>
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<tr><td width="20%">Name</td><td width="20%">Argument</td><td width="20%">Return type</td><td width="25%">Standard</td></tr>
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<tr><td width="20%"><code>MIN0(A1)</code></td><td width="20%"><code>INTEGER(4) A1</code></td><td width="20%"><code>INTEGER(4)</code></td><td width="25%">Fortran 77 and later</td></tr>
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<tr><td width="20%"><code>AMIN0(A1)</code></td><td width="20%"><code>INTEGER(4) A1</code></td><td width="20%"><code>REAL(4)</code></td><td width="25%">Fortran 77 and later</td></tr>
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<tr><td width="20%"><code>MIN1(A1)</code></td><td width="20%"><code>REAL A1</code></td><td width="20%"><code>INTEGER(4)</code></td><td width="25%">Fortran 77 and later</td></tr>
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<tr><td width="20%"><code>AMIN1(A1)</code></td><td width="20%"><code>REAL(4) A1</code></td><td width="20%"><code>REAL(4)</code></td><td width="25%">Fortran 77 and later</td></tr>
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<tr><td width="20%"><code>DMIN1(A1)</code></td><td width="20%"><code>REAL(8) A1</code></td><td width="20%"><code>REAL(8)</code></td><td width="25%">Fortran 77 and later</td></tr>
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<dt><em>See also</em>:</dt>
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<dd><p><a href="MAX.html#MAX">MAX</a>, <a href="MINLOC.html#MINLOC">MINLOC</a>, <a href="MINVAL.html#MINVAL">MINVAL</a>
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