Apple Numbers '08 - Manual (Page 249)

Chapter 12 Dictionary of Functions 249
MIN
The MIN function finds the smallest number in the list of arguments.
MIN(number, [number, . . .])
 number: A series of numbers, numeric expressions, or references to cells containing
numbers or numeric expressions.
Notes
Cells that don’t contain numbers are ignored.
Text entered directly in the arguments results in an error.
MINA
The MINA function finds the smallest number in a set of values. In addition to numeric
values, text values and logical FALSE are counted as 0 and logical TRUE is counted as 1.
MINA(value, [value, . . .])
 values: A series of numbers or numeric expressions, or references to cells containing
numbers, numeric expressions, text, or Boolean values. Text values are evaluated as 0.
Notes
Text entered directly in the arguments results in an error.
Examples
MID("lorem ipsum dolor sit amet",7, 5) returns "ipsum".
MID("1234567890",4,3) returns "456".
MID("shorten", 5, 20) returns "ten".
Examples
MIN(5, 5, 5, 5, 6) returns 5.
MIN(1, 2, 3, 4, 5) returns 1.
Examples
MINA(1, 2, 3, 4) returns 1.
MINA(A1:C1), where A1:C1 contains -1, -10, hello, returns -10.
MINA(A1:C1), where A1:C1 contains 1, 10, hello, returns 0.