# min
> Return the minimum value.
## Usage
```javascript
var min = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/min' );
```
#### min( \[x\[, y\[, ...args]]] )
Returns the minimum value.
```javascript
var v = min( 4.2, 3.14 );
// returns 3.14
v = min( +0.0, -0.0 );
// returns -0.0
v = min( 4.2, 3.14, -1.0, 6.8 );
// returns -1.0
```
If any argument is `NaN`, the function returns `NaN`.
```javascript
var v = min( 4.2, NaN );
// returns NaN
v = min( NaN, 3.14 );
// returns NaN
```
If not provided any arguments, the function returns `+infinity`.
```javascript
var v = min();
// returns Infinity
```
## Notes
- When an empty set is considered a subset of the extended reals (all real numbers, including positive and negative infinity), positive infinity is the greatest lower bound. Similar to zero being the identity element for the sum of an empty set and to one being the identity element for the product of an empty set, positive infinity is the identity element for the minimum, and thus, `min() = +infinity`.
## Examples
```javascript
var minstd = require( '@stdlib/random/base/minstd-shuffle' );
var min = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/min' );
var x;
var y;
var v;
var i;
for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
x = minstd();
y = minstd();
v = min( x, y );
console.log( 'min(%d,%d) = %d', x, y, v );
}
```