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LEAST

Returns the lowest value observed in its arguments. “Lowest” is determined by the collation rules of the data passed in.

Info

This function is not to be confused with MIN, which is an aggregate function returning the lowest value in all rows in an aggregation.

LEAST ( expression, expression [, expression ...] )

Arguments

  • expression: any number of expressions. This may be a column name, the result of another function, or a math operation.

Return Type

The lowest value, in the type of the input.

Examples

memsql> select least(1, 2, 3);
+----------------+
| least(1, 2, 3) |
+----------------+
|              1 |
+----------------+

memsql> select least ('a', 'b', '_', '9', 'c');
+---------------------------------+
| least ('a', 'b', '_', '9', 'c') |
+---------------------------------+
| 9                               |
+---------------------------------+