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min

Calculate the minimum value of a strided array.

Usage

var min = require( '@stdlib/stats/strided/min' );

min( N, x, strideX )

Computes the minimum value of a strided array x.

var x = [ 1.0, -2.0, 2.0 ];

var v = min( x.length, x, 1 );
// returns -2.0

The function has the following parameters:

  • N: number of indexed elements.
  • x: input Array or typed array.
  • strideX: stride length for x.

The N and stride parameters determine which elements in the strided array are accessed at runtime. For example, to compute the minimum value of every other element in x,

var x = [ 1.0, 2.0, 2.0, -7.0, -2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 2.0 ];

var v = min( 4, x, 2 );
// returns -2.0

Note that indexing is relative to the first index. To introduce an offset, use typed array views.

var Float64Array = require( '@stdlib/array/float64' );

var x0 = new Float64Array( [ 2.0, 1.0, 2.0, -2.0, -2.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 ] );
var x1 = new Float64Array( x0.buffer, x0.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT*1 ); // start at 2nd element

var v = min( 4, x1, 2 );
// returns -2.0

min.ndarray( N, x, strideX, offsetX )

Computes the minimum value of a strided array using alternative indexing semantics.

var x = [ 1.0, -2.0, 2.0 ];

var v = min.ndarray( x.length, x, 1, 0 );
// returns -2.0

The function has the following additional parameters:

  • offsetX: starting index for x.

While typed array views mandate a view offset based on the underlying buffer, the offset parameter supports indexing semantics based on a starting index. For example, to calculate the minimum value for every other element in the strided array starting from the second element

var x = [ 2.0, 1.0, 2.0, -2.0, -2.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 ];

var v = min.ndarray( 4, x, 2, 1 );
// returns -2.0

Notes

  • If N <= 0, both functions return NaN.
  • Both functions support array-like objects having getter and setter accessors for array element access (e.g., @stdlib/array/base/accessor).
  • Depending on the environment, the typed versions (dmin, smin, etc.) are likely to be significantly more performant.

Examples

var discreteUniform = require( '@stdlib/random/array/discrete-uniform' );
var min = require( '@stdlib/stats/strided/min' );

var x = discreteUniform( 10, -50, 50, {
    'dtype': 'float64'
});
console.log( x );

var v = min( x.length, x, 1 );
console.log( v );

See Also