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Reference · stzList

Min()

Min / Max for numeric lists

also: smallest minimum lowest least

also written: Lowest · Smallest

Basic examples (2)

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# Min([3,1,2]) is 1
? Q([3,1,2]).Min()
# Max([3,1,2]) is 3
? Q([3,1,2]).Max()
# Product([1,2,3,4]) is 24
? Q([1,2,3,4]).Product()
# Average([2,4,6]) is 4
? Q([2,4,6]).Average()
Output
1
3
24
4

run on 2026-10-02 04:22 inside the library at commit 0e72e2e2c; taken from 00_list_narrated.ring(opens in a new tab)

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o1 = new stzList([ 7, 3, 3, 10, 8, 8 ])
? o1.Smallest()
? o1.Largest()
? @@( o1.FindSmallest() )
? o1.NumberOfOccurrencesOfSmallestItem()
? o1.NumberOfSmallest()
? @@( o1.FindLargest() )
? o1.NthSmallest(3)
? @@( o1.FindNthSmallest(3) )
Output
3
10
[ 2, 3 ]
2
2
[ 4 ]
8
[ 5, 6 ]

run on 2026-10-02 04:22 inside the library at commit 0e72e2e2c; taken from 332_smallest.ring(opens in a new tab)

The extensions of this method

Each extension, and whether it exists for this method; an extension that exists combines with the others (FindSTCS).

Extension
Exists
What it adds · The names
Q
no
does what the method does, then returns the object, so the call can be chained
QQ
no
chains on the next, more specific type of object (the Q ladder)
QQQ
no
chains on the most specific type of object (the Q ladder)
QRT
no
returns the result as an object of the requested type
CS
no
takes a case-sensitivity flag
ST
no
takes the position to start from (StartingAt)
IB
no
takes bounds that are included (IncludingBounds)
XT
no
the extended form: more parameters than the base method
XTT
no
yet another extension: a further extended form, after XT
Z
no
includes the position in what it returns
ZZ
no
returns positions as sections, [start, end]
W
no
selects by a condition
WF
no
selects by a condition, with the expressive keywords (@NextItem, @PreviousItem...)
D
no
takes a direction, forward or backward (Directional)
F
no
takes a function (the condition or the update is given as a function); the forms document also uses F for the future form, which defers the action
Many
no
works on a collection of items instead of one (the plural form)
Except
no
takes exceptions, what to leave out (the exceptional form)
U
no
returns the result without duplication

Every example is a test file of the library, run inside the library for this page; only those whose output kept every promise their file wrote are shown.

See also