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MIN function [Aggregate]

Returns the minimum expression value found in each group of rows.

MIN( expression | DISTINCT expression )

expression    The expression for which the minimum value is to be calculated. This is commonly a column name.

DISTINCT expression    Returns the same as MIN( expression ), and is included for completeness.

Rows where expression is NULL are ignored. Returns NULL for a group containing no rows.

• MAX function [Aggregate]

• SQL/2003    Core feature. Syntax 2 is feature T611.

The following statement returns the value 24903.000, representing the minimum salary in the Employees table.

SELECT MIN( Salary )
FROM Employees;