MIN

Aggregate function.

The MIN() function returns the minimum value in a set of values.

Analyze Syntax

func.min(<column>)

Analyze Examples

table.station_id, func.min(table.price).alias('min_price')

| station_id | min_price |
|------------|-----------|
|     1      |   3.45    |

SQL Syntax

MIN(<expr>)

Arguments

ArgumentsDescription
<expr>Any expression

Return Type

The minimum value, in the type of the value.

SQL Examples

title: MIN

Aggregate function.

The MIN() function returns the minimum value in a set of values.

SQL Syntax

MIN(expression)

Arguments

ArgumentsDescription
expressionAny expression

Return Type

The minimum value, in the type of the value.

SQL Examples

Create a Table and Insert Sample Data

CREATE TABLE gas_prices (
  id INT,
  station_id INT,
  price FLOAT
);

INSERT INTO gas_prices (id, station_id, price)
VALUES (1, 1, 3.50),
       (2, 1, 3.45),
       (3, 1, 3.55),
       (4, 2, 3.40),
       (5, 2, 3.35);

Query Demo: Find Minimum Gas Price for Station 1

SELECT station_id, MIN(price) AS min_price
FROM gas_prices
WHERE station_id = 1
GROUP BY station_id;

Result

| station_id | min_price |
|------------|-----------|
|     1      |   3.45    |
Last modified June 11, 2024 at 8:46 PM EST: adding aggregate functions (68e518e)