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MIN(`column_name`)
MAX returns the smallest value of specified column. For column with text values there will be used ASCII code for comparison.Syntax
SELECT MIN(`column_name`)
FROM `table_name`
Example
Display age of the youngest person
| name | surname | age |
|---|---|---|
| Paweł | Kowalski | 3 |
| Piotr | Janik | 7 |
| Michał | Nowak | 13 |
query
SELECT MIN(`age`)
FROM `people`
result
| MIN(`age`) |
|---|
| 3 |
