The min()
method finds the minimum value among the specified values and returns it.
Example
let numbers = Math.min(12, 4, 5, 9, 0, -3);
console.log(numbers);
// Output: -3
min() Syntax
The syntax of the min()
method is:
Math.min(number1, number2,....)
Here, min()
is a static method. Hence, we are accessing the method using the class name, Math
.
min() Parameters
The min()
method takes in a random number of parameters:
number1/number2/…
- values among which the minimum number is to be computed
min() Return Value
The min()
method returns:
- the smallest value among the given numbers
- NaN (Not a Number) for non-numeric arguments
Example 1: JavaScript Math.min()
// min() with negative numbers
let numbers1 = Math.min(-1, -11, -132);
console.log(numbers1);
// min() with positive numbers
let numbers2 = Math.min(0.456, 135, 500);
console.log(numbers2);
// Output:
// -132
// 0.456
In the above example, we have used Math.min()
to find the minimum number among:
Math.min(-1,-11,-132)
- returns -132Math.min(0.456,135,500)
- returns 0.456
Example 2: Math.min() with Arrays
let numbers = [4, 1, 2, 55, 9];
// min() with a spread operator
let minNum = Math.min(...numbers);
console.log(minNum);
// Output: 1
In the above example, we have created an array named numbers. Notice that we are passing the array as an argument to the Math.min()
method.
let minNum = Math.min(...numbers);
Here, ...
is the spread operator that destructures the array and passes the array values as arguments to min()
.
The method then finds the smallest number.
Example 3: Math.min() with Non-Numeric Argument
// min() with string argument
let numbers1 = Math.min("Dwayne", 2, 5, 79);
console.log(numbers1);
// min() with characters arguments
let minNum = Math.min('A', 'B', 'C');
console.log(minNum);
// Output:
// NaN
// NaN
In the above example, we have used the min()
method with the string and character arguments. For both arguments, we get NaN as output.
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