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U:RDoc::AnyMethod[iI"min:ETI"Range#min;TF:publico:RDoc::Markup::Document:@parts[&o:RDoc::Markup::Paragraph;	[I"*Returns the minimum value in +self+, ;TI"@using method <tt>#<=></tt> or a given block for comparison.;To:RDoc::Markup::BlankLine�o;
;	[I"*With no argument and no block given, ;TI"2returns the minimum-valued element of +self+.;T@o:RDoc::Markup::Verbatim;	[I"(1..4).min     # => 1
;TI"('a'..'d').min # => "a"
;TI"(-4..-1).min   # => -4
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;	[I"GWith non-negative integer argument +n+ given, and no block given, ;TI"Creturns the +n+ minimum-valued elements of +self+ in an array:;T@o;;	[	I"#(1..4).min(2)     # => [1, 2]
;TI"'('a'..'d').min(2) # => ["a", "b"]
;TI"%(-4..-1).min(2)   # => [-4, -3]
;TI")(1..4).min(50)    # => [1, 2, 3, 4]
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;	[I"'If a block is given, it is called:;T@o:RDoc::Markup::List:
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;	[I"1First, with the first two element of +self+.;To;;0;	[o;
;	[I"VThen, sequentially, with the so-far minimum value and the next element of +self+.;T@o;
;	[I"To illustrate:;T@o;;	[I"3(1..4).min {|a, b| p [a, b]; a <=> b } # => 1
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;	[I"Output:;T@o;;	[I"[2, 1]
;TI"[3, 1]
;TI"[4, 1]
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;	[I")With no argument and a block given, ;TI"<returns the return value of the last call to the block:;T@o;;	[I",(1..4).min {|a, b| -(a <=> b) } # => 4
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;	[I"FWith non-negative integer argument +n+ given, and a block given, ;TI"Nreturns the return values of the last +n+ calls to the block in an array:;T@o;;	[I"5(1..4).min(2) {|a, b| -(a <=> b) }  # => [4, 3]
;TI";(1..4).min(50) {|a, b| -(a <=> b) } # => [4, 3, 2, 1]
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;	[I"+Returns an empty array if +n+ is zero:;T@o;;	[I"0(1..4).min(0)                      # => []
;TI"0(1..4).min(0) {|a, b| -(a <=> b) } # => []
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;	[I"(Returns +nil+ or an empty array if:;T@o;;;;[o;;0;	[o;
;	[I"?The begin value of the range is larger than the end value:;T@o;;	[	I"1(4..1).min                         # => nil
;TI"0(4..1).min(2)                      # => []
;TI"1(4..1).min {|a, b| -(a <=> b) }    # => nil
;TI"0(4..1).min(2) {|a, b| -(a <=> b) } # => []
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;	[I"EThe begin value of an exclusive range is equal to the end value:;T@o;;	[	I"3(1...1).min                          # => nil
;TI"2(1...1).min(2)                       # => []
;TI"3(1...1).min  {|a, b| -(a <=> b) }    # => nil
;TI"2(1...1).min(2)  {|a, b| -(a <=> b) } # => []
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;	[I"#Raises an exception if either:;T@o;;;;[o;;0;	[o;
;	[I"1+self+ is a beginless range: <tt>(..4)</tt>.;To;;0;	[o;
;	[I"5A block is given and +self+ is an endless range.;T@o;
;	[I"&Related: Range#max, Range#minmax.;T:
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