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experimental.min() function

experimental.min() is subject to change at any time.

experimental.min() returns the record with the lowest value in the _value column for each input table.

experimental.min() drops empty tables.

Function type signature
(<-tables: stream[{A with _value: B}]) => stream[{A with _value: B}]

For more information, see Function type signatures.

Parameters

tables

Input data. Default is piped-forward data (<-).

Examples

Return the row with the lowest value in each input table

import "experimental"
import "sampledata"

sampledata.int()
    |> experimental.min()

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