Baseline Widely available
The Math.min()
static method returns the smallest of the numbers given as input parameters, or Infinity
if there are no parameters.
console.log(Math.min(2, 3, 1));
// Expected output: 1
console.log(Math.min(-2, -3, -1));
// Expected output: -3
const array1 = [2, 3, 1];
console.log(Math.min(...array1));
// Expected output: 1
Syntax
Math.min()
Math.min(value1)
Math.min(value1, value2)
Math.min(value1, value2, /* â¦, */ valueN)
Parameters
value1
, â¦, valueN
Zero or more numbers among which the lowest value will be selected and returned.
The smallest of the given numbers. Returns NaN
if any of the parameters is or is converted into NaN
. Returns Infinity
if no parameters are provided.
Because min()
is a static method of Math
, you always use it as Math.min()
, rather than as a method of a Math
object you created (Math
is not a constructor).
Math.min.length
is 2, which weakly signals that it's designed to handle at least two parameters.
This finds the min of x
and y
and assigns it to z
:
const x = 10;
const y = -20;
const z = Math.min(x, y); // -20
Clipping a value with Math.min()
Math.min()
is often used to clip a value so that it is always less than or equal to a boundary. For instance, this
let x = f(foo);
if (x > boundary) {
x = boundary;
}
may be written as this
const x = Math.min(f(foo), boundary);
Math.max()
can be used in a similar way to clip a value at the other end.
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