minimum ( seq -- elt )
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Vocabulary
sequences

Inputs

seq	a sequence

Outputs

elt

an object

Word description
Outputs the least element of seq.

Examples
Example:

USING: sequences prettyprint ; { 1 2 3 4 5 } minimum .
1

Example:

USING: sequences prettyprint ; { "c" "b" "a" } minimum .
"a"

Errors
Throws an error if the sequence is empty.

See also
min, max, minimum-by, maximum, maximum-by

Definition

IN: sequences

GENERIC: minimum ( seq -- elt )

Methods

USING: accessors circular sequences ;

M: circular minimum seq>> minimum ; inline


USING: accessors generic kernel sequences sequences.repeating
sequences.repeating.private ;

M: cycles minimum
    dup full-cycle?
    [ circular>> minimum ]
    [ M\ cycles minimum (call-next-method) ] if ; inline


USING: accessors sequences sequences.repeating ;

M: element-repeats minimum seq>> minimum ; inline


USING: kernel sequences ;

M: iota minimum drop 0 ; inline


USING: accessors kernel math ranges sequences ;

M: range minimum dup step>> 0 > [ first ] [ last ] if ;


USING: accessors sequences ;

M: repetition minimum elt>> ; inline


USING: accessors sequences ;

M: reversed minimum seq>> minimum ; inline


USING: math.order sequences ;

M: sequence minimum [ ] [ min ] map-reduce ; inline