minVal
MinVal is a variable name commonly used in mathematical analysis and programming to represent the smallest value encountered in a dataset, the minimum of a function under given constraints, or the minimum value produced by a process. It is a conventional label rather than a formal mathematical term.
In algorithmic contexts, minVal typically stores the current smallest element found during a scan of a collection.
Practical considerations include how to handle empty inputs and data types. Some implementations explicitly check for
MinVal is closely related to the concepts of minimum, argmin (the argument that minimizes a function), and