# incrmmin > Compute a moving minimum value incrementally.
## Usage ```javascript var incrmmin = require( '@stdlib/stats/incr/mmin' ); ``` #### incrmmin( window ) Returns an accumulator `function` which incrementally computes a moving minimum value. The `window` parameter defines the number of values over which to compute the moving minimum. ```javascript var accumulator = incrmmin( 3 ); ``` #### accumulator( \[x] ) If provided an input value `x`, the accumulator function returns an updated minimum value. If not provided an input value `x`, the accumulator function returns the current minimum value. ```javascript var accumulator = incrmmin( 3 ); var m = accumulator(); // returns null // Fill the window... m = accumulator( 2.0 ); // [2.0] // returns 2.0 m = accumulator( 1.0 ); // [2.0, 1.0] // returns 1.0 m = accumulator( 3.0 ); // [2.0, 1.0, 3.0] // returns 1.0 // Window begins sliding... m = accumulator( -7.0 ); // [1.0, 3.0, -7.0] // returns -7.0 m = accumulator( -5.0 ); // [3.0, -7.0, -5.0] // returns -7.0 m = accumulator(); // returns -7.0 ```
## Notes - Input values are **not** type checked. If provided `NaN`, the accumulated value is `NaN` for **at least** `W-1` future invocations. If non-numeric inputs are possible, you are advised to type check and handle accordingly **before** passing the value to the accumulator function. - As `W` values are needed to fill the window buffer, the first `W-1` returned values are calculated from smaller sample sizes. Until the window is full, each returned value is calculated from all provided values.
## Examples ```javascript var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' ); var incrmmin = require( '@stdlib/stats/incr/mmin' ); var accumulator; var v; var i; // Initialize an accumulator: accumulator = incrmmin( 5 ); // For each simulated datum, update the moving minimum... for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) { v = randu() * 100.0; accumulator( v ); } console.log( accumulator() ); ```