C <math.h> - fmin() Function

The C <math.h> fmin() function returns minimum number between the two arguments. If one of the arguments is NaN, then the other argument is returned.

Syntax

double fmin (double x, double y);
float fminf (float x, float y);
long double fminl (long double x, long double y);

Parameters

`x`	Specify value to compare.
`y`	Specify value to compare.

Return Value

Returns the numerically minimum value.

Example:

In the example below, fmin() function is used to find out the minimum value between the two arguments.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
 
int main (){
  printf("%.1lf\n", fmin(50, 100));
  printf("%.1lf\n", fmin(5.5, 10.5));
  printf("%.1lf\n", fmin(-2, 2)); 
  printf("%.1lf\n", fmin(-3, -2));  
  return 0;
}

The output of the above code will be:

50.0
5.5
-2.0
-3.0

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