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# std::fmin

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< cpp‎ | numeric‎ | math

Defined in header `<cmath>` |  |
float fmin( float x, float y ); | (1) | (since C++11)
double fmin( double x, double y ); | (2) | (since C++11)
long double fmin( long double x, long double y ); | (3) | (since C++11)
Promoted fmin( Arithmetic x, Arithmetic y ); | (4) | (since C++11)

Returns the smaller of two floating point arguments.

4) If any argument has integral type, it is cast to double. If any other argument is long double, then the return type is long double, otherwise it is double.

### [edit] Parameters

x, y | - | values of floating-point or integral types

### [edit] Return value

The smaller of two floating point values.

### [edit] See also

fmax (C++11) | larger of two floating point values (function) [edit]
C documentation for fmin

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