Functions and operators\min

\minCommand

Used for the minimum of a set or expression

\min
Available in
base
Kind
prefix
Allowed mode
math
Frequency
1.52% of corpus formulasrank 38 of 263
Commonality
high
Renderer support
PackageMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
baseMathJax: FullKaTeX: FullXeTeX: Full
About the test scope

Syntax#

\min

Takes no arguments. Reading argspecs

Common tasks#

How to write a minimum#

\min(a,b)

How to write a minimum over an index#

\min_{1\le i\le n} a_i

How to write a constrained minimum#

\min_{x\ge 0} \|Ax-b\|

Examples#

\min(a, b)
\min_{x \in X}

In TeXForm#

TeXForm parses this entry as prefix syntax; the package determines its argument specification.

Equivalent forms#

  • \operatorname*{min}exact

    Using amsmath

See also#

Test cases#

base
InputCaseMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
\minPositive · baselinePassPassPass
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